The Agona Nkwanta District Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old farmer accused of severely assaulting his wife in a video that went viral.
Emmanuel Kwofie, a native of Dixcove, was taken into custody on 12 October 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region. He is alleged to have assaulted his 25-year-old wife, Diana Mensah, on 8 October 2026.
According to a press release issued on 13 October 2026 by the Public Affairs Unit of the Western Regional Police Command, Kwofie accused Mensah of having an extramarital affair and subjected her to a severe beating, as captured in the circulating video.
According to the release signed by Chief Superintendent of Police Olivia Et Adiku, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Western Region, the couple, who live together at Domeabra in the Agona Nkwanta Municipality, are married. Mensah deals in second-hand clothing.
A good Samaritan rescued the victim and took her to the Agona Nkwanta Polyclinic, where she received treatment and was later discharged.
Police said preliminary investigations confirmed the details of the incident.
Kwofie remains in custody and will be put before court.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
