A bitter family rift has burst into public view after Nsia Ibrahim, a 42-year-old Mechanic from Kumasi, issued a series of threats against his younger brother Alhasan Ibrahim, a Ghanaian national living in the United Kingdom, accusing him of bringing “abominable shame” upon the family by secretly living as a bisexual man.
The controversy surfaced when Alhasan’s wife, Eunice Essafuah , also a Ghanaian national living in he United Kingdom, bumped into her former husband getting intimate with men on three different occasions, indicating he had been engaged in serial same-sex relationships with multiple men across the United Kingdom . “This unfortunate incidents happened early last year”, She added. In distress, Eunice, placed an urgent call to Alhasan’s family home in Ghana to inform elders of what she described as a “hidden life of deception.” She kept a distance from her husband for sometime and subsequently divorced him.
Speaking to a news reporter by their family residence in Kumasi, an angry Nsia Ibrahim did not hold back. “What my brother has done is an abomination before God and man,” Nsiah said, his voice shaking with anger. “He has brought indelible shame and disgrace to our family name, our Islamic faith and our cherished Ghanaian culture. My forefathers are turning in their graves. I have told him plainly: if he ever sets foot on this soil again, I will personally deal with him in a way that will make him remember the traditions he has spat on.”
Nsia, a prominent figure and a youth leader in his community, said he had also warned Alhassan over a WhatsApp call that he would mobilise family and community leaders to “cleanse the stain” should Alhassan not renounce his “evil ways” immediately. When pressed on the nature of his threats, Nsia replied, “In Ghana, we do not entertain such perversion. I am prepared to use every traditional and personal means to protect our honour. He is no longer a brother to me.”
Alhassan, 33, who has lived in the UK for over 3 years now, could not be reached for comment. His phone rang unanswered, and messages from this publication went unreturned. Eunice, when reached briefly, said she was “heartbroken” then and had since moved on with her life.
The incident highlights the stark collision between deeply conservative social attitudes in Ghana and the identities of citizens in more liberal jurisdictions. Ghana’s parliament passed a stringent anti-LGBTQ+ bill in May, 2026, which, has emboldened public hostility. Same-sex sexual acts remain criminalised, and accusations of “promoting” homosexuality can draw mob violence and lost of life .
Religious organisations and many traditional leaders continue to oppose homosexuality, arguing that it conflicts with Ghana’s cultural and religious values. At the same time, human rights organisations say people perceived to be LGBTQ+ often face threats, assault, eviction from their homes and social exclusion.
Rights groups have documented cases in which people accused of being gay have been attacked or forced to flee their communities after their identities became known. Campaigners say fear of violence and discrimination discourages many from reporting abuse to the authorities.
