“Chinese ‘Galamseyer’ Impregnated and Abandoned Me”: Ghanaian Lady Searches for Her Lover
- A Ghanaian lady is seeking the help of the public and authorities to locate the Chinese father of her child
- Selina Adu Gyamfi claimed she and her Chinese lover met in Bekwai, but he had abandoned her after birth
- Social media users who saw the Ghanaian lady's story gave their thoughts in the post's comments section
A Ghanaian woman is searching for her Chinese lover who reportedly abandoned her after she fell pregnant.
Selina Adu Gyamfi said that she lives in Abodom in the Asante Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
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In a video on X, Gyamfi narrated that she met her Chinese boyfriend, known as Leon, some years ago in Bekwai while he was engaging in illegal mining.
He asked where she lived, and after she showed him her house, Leon came over to visit.
The relationship blossomed, and the two became lovers, with Gyamfi stating that her man gave her money for her upkeep.
“He told me he loved me. He used to give me 1,000 cedis a week or sometimes 500 cedis every three days,” she recounted.
Mother searches for Chinese baby daddy
However, the Chinese national moved from Abodom to another town before she found out that she was pregnant.
“My issue is that some Chinese people came to Abodom, Asante Bekwai, for galamsey. I had a relationship with one of them called Leon. When they were leaving, I didn’t know I was pregnant,” she narrated.
Gyamfi narrated that she called Leon and informed him about the pregnancy a few months after they had left Bekwai.
She added that he was initially excited and promised to take care of her and his unborn child. However, that soon changed.
“I called to inform him of the pregnancy, and he said he liked it. However, he started avoiding me. I don’t know what others said to him. He eventually blacklisted me.”
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She added that she searched for Leon, found him and out of frustration, reported the matter to the police, leading to his arrest.
But according to her, the police released him shortly after.
“Leon was good to me while we were together, but now, I’m struggling to take care of the child alone. I don’t know where he is,” she said.
Gfamyi appealed to the public and the authorities to assist her in locating Leon so he could play his fatherly role in the child’s life.
Women in mining communities
Selina's ordeal highlights the challenges that Ghanaian women in mining communities face, as a sizable number of them end up raising children without their fathers.
A report by The Fourth Estate Ghana in January 2025 shed light on how an increasing number of women in Wassa Akropong, a mining town in the Western Region, are raising children fathered by Chinese miners who came to exploit the area’s gold reserves.
According to the report, these children struggle for acceptance, hence the decision by their mothers to partner with local men on condition to raise the bi-racial children as their own.
Chinese Ambassador speaks on Galamsey
China's Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, in comments on the menace caused by galamsey, has dismissed the notion that Chinese nationals are at the centre of illegal mining operations in Ghana.
Addressing a press conference at his residence, Tong Defa blamed Ghanaians for the illegal mining crisis, stating that the locals were the ones facilitating galamsey.
Watch the video below:
Ghanaians comment on absentee Chinese dad
YEN.com.gh has collated some reactions below to the video shared by @sikaofficial1 on X.
@GhanaSocialUni said:
"Make we tag the Chinese embassy. They can help...@ChinaEmbinGH."
@TheWavyRed wrote:
"These Chinese Dey take wanna gold and blow totes on top."
@RsmParagon6 said:
"The baby be nice o."
@JiaggeEmmanuel wrote:
"Normal thing in the mining communities."
@1donyara said:
"If you can't find him, just shun him & take care of your little Angel 😇."
@rkkarthur1 wrote:
"1000ghs and in the next five days 500gh. Even that for two months is around 6k. Hmm."
@Osikani_Prince said:
"And who told you that be ein name 😂😂."
@kot_sampson wrote:
"If a Chinese man is running from his child, what about a Ghanaian man?"
Ghanaian boyfriend leaves white Belgian lady
YEN.com.gh reported that a Belgian lady attracted attention on social media after an emotional parting with her Ghanaian lover.
Emily said that her boyfriend was leaving for Ghana for six weeks and she would miss him, crying as she held onto him tightly.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
