A policeman identified as Yeboah has shared his experience of how he discovered his wife among prostitutes during a night patrol.

The revelation has been compounded by an HIV diagnosis which has left him battling suicidal thoughts and seeking counselling from Pastor Prince Elisha Osei Kofi during his confession session.

Yeboah, a member of a night patrol team of the Ghana Police Service, explained that he had been married for over six years and had a two-year-old child.

According to him, his duties often required him to be away from home at night, leaving his wife alone.

He explained that his team was dispatched to a location following complaints about prostitutes disturbing a neighbourhood and upon arrival, he was shocked to find his wife among the individuals present.

He recounted, “I have been married for more than six years, and I have a two-year-old baby. I am a police officer with the night patrol team. One day, we received a call from our boss that someone had complained about prostitutes disturbing behind his house, so, we were asked to go and arrest them.

“When we got there, I saw one lady, and I got frightened, but upon getting closer, I realized that she was my wife. I had left her at home before I went to work, and the things she was wearing, in fact, she was almost naked,” he explained.

He continued, “So, we arrested all of them and took them to the station. But upon leaving them there, I couldn't control myself, so I was rushed to the hospital. I didn’t allow my colleagues to know that my wife was part of the group.

“I was released around 4:00 a.m. and went home. In the morning, around 8 a.m., she came home, and I asked her about our child. She said she had left him in the care of the next-door neighbour, so I went to get the child,” he narrated.

He further stated that he was due to travel as part of his duties for an international assignment that required a medical examination.

However, his plans were interrupted as he was diagnosed with HIV after the examination report, which he believes he contracted from his wife.

“When I asked her, she questioned me that how much money do I give to her to feed herself and our child. I told her I would go back to her family and report her, but she said I should go ahead.

“Unfortunately, I had to travel abroad, and when I went for my medicals for the travel, I realized I have HIV/AIDS now.

“At that time, I felt like shooting myself to death. What I am going through is unbearable, and I need a counsellor; that is why I am here,” he explained.

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Yeboah added that his wife had eventually packed up and left with their child.



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