RNAQ allegedly assaulted his ex-wife shortly after she gave birth to twins – Court transcripts details

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RNAQ allegedly assaulted his ex-wife shortly

Court documents and videos have surfaced online alleging that Ghanaian business mogul Richard Nii Armah Quaye (RNAQ) allegedly assaulted his ex-wife, Joana Coffie.

The court transcripts detail that in June 2014, Quaye allegedly assaulted his ex-wife shortly after she gave birth to twins.

According to Joana Coffie’s mother, who served as a witness to one of the alleged incidents, she detailed how her daughter was beaten after requesting that her husband transfer ownership of a car he had gifted her following the delivery.

The document read, “One day, I was with the parties’ children when I heard the petitioner crying out from the couple’s bedroom. I rushed to knock on the door, and the respondent came out and said there was no problem. However, upon my persistent questioning as to why the petitioner was crying, the respondent, who had a belt in his hand all that while, stated that he established his business because of his mother and sister, and so if the petitioner misbehaves, he will keep beating her”.

“He added that he had acquired a brand-new car for her, a Jaguar, as appreciation for safely delivering the twins, but the petitioner insisted that he transfer ownership of the car into her name, which generated an argument between them,” she said.

The court document also includes testimony from another witness, identified as Alfred Ankrah.

Alfred Ankrah detailed, “During the course of the couple’s marriage, I witnessed several forms of abuse and domestic violence meted out by the respondent against the petitioner. I have seen the respondent beating her with a belt. I can recall occasions when the respondent attempted to beat the petitioner in my presence, and I had to restrain him.

“On one occasion, the respondent wanted to beat the petitioner because he was angered that she had informed his mother about providing him with start-up capital for Quick Credit,” the statement detailed.

“I noticed that the petitioner had bloodstains in her nostrils, puffy eyes, and a swollen face. The next morning, when I asked what had happened, she tried to cover up for the respondent by saying she had been in a car crash.

“On another occasion, the respondent beat the petitioner severely, even in the presence of his own mother,” the statement expressed.

“…that the marriage was useless and that he would one day divorce her to live a single life because, according to him, marriage was like a prison.”

Also, Joana Coffie has also recounted, per the document, how her former husband verbally abused.

She disclosed that her ex-husband referred to her as a drunkard, a prostitute, and someone who had achieved nothing in life.

In addition, a video of Joana Coffie has resurfaced online, where she was captured being physically assaulted with marks on her face and body.

The briuhaha follows the RNAQ, who have been locked up in a bitter divorce alimony battle with ex-wife Joana for the past four years.

Mrs Joana Quaye was married to Richard Nii Armah-Quaye for sixteen (16) years and has three (3) children with him.

The High Court presided over by Justice Kofi Dorgu on 20th January, 2026, in his final orders despite evidence showing that Richard Nii Armah Quaye established his famous company, Quick Credit & Investment Micro-Credit Limited (renamed Bills Micro Credit Limited) with Joana Quaye as shareholders, out of which RNAQ built his wealth and established numerous other companies, the judge granted to the wife only one-third share of a house at Dansoman, GHC300,000 as financial provision and GHC5,000 to be paid by RNAQ each month for the upkeep of all the three children.

Mrs Quaye cited that all the properties owned by RNAQ, including houses at Trassacco Estate, East Legon and other rich neighbourhoods in Accra, a Rolls-Royce car, Bentley, Range Rover and other luxurious vehicles and companies were all acquired by RNAQ after their.

Joana Quaye has since hired prominent Accra-based law firm, Dame & Partners, as her new lawyers to pursue an appeal against the award following the court orders in what she described as “being given a raw deal”.

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