A police officer who identified himself as Yeboah narrated how he spotted his wife among prostitutes during a night patrol.
This revelation was compounded by his diagnosis of HIV infection, which led him to struggle with suicidal thoughts and seek counselling from Pastor Prince Elisha Osei Kofi during a confessional.
Yeboah said, Ghana Policeexplained that they have been married for over six years and have a two-year-old child.
He said that his duties often required him to be away from home at night, leaving his wife alone.
He explained that a team was sent to the scene following complaints about prostitutes causing a nuisance to neighbours and, on arrival, he was surprised to find his wife among the people there.
He said: “I have been married for over six years and have a two-year-old baby. I am a police officer on night patrol. One day I got a call from my boss who told me there had been a complaint about prostitutes making noise behind a house and asked me to make an arrest.
“When we got there I saw a woman and I was scared but when I got closer I realised she was my wife. I had left her at home before going to work and the only clothes she had on were her clothes, in fact she was almost naked,” he explained.
He continued, “So, we arrested them all and took them to the police station. But when I left them there, I lost control of myself and was rushed to the hospital. I did not inform my colleagues that my wife was part of that group.”
“I was released at around 4am and went home. At around 8am, my wife returned home and I asked her about our child. She said she had left him with a neighbour so I went to collect him,” he said.
He further said he was due to travel as part of his international assignment, which required a medical check.
But those plans were halted when he tested positive for HIV, which he believes he caught from his wife.
“When I asked her, she questioned me on how much money I was giving her to support herself and her child. I told her I was going to go back to her family and report her, but she told me to go ahead.
“Unfortunately, I had to travel internationally and when I went for my travel medical check-up, I discovered I had HIV/AIDS.
“At that point, I felt like I wanted to shoot myself and die. What I’m going through is unbearable and I need a counselor. That’s why I’m here,” he explained.
Yeboah added that his wife eventually packed her things and left, taking their children with her.
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