{
  "id": 18080946,
  "title": "Woman supported with free accommodation leaves behind over GH₵10K debt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/woman-supported-with-free-accommodation-leaves-behind-over-gh-10k-debt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:19:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/woman-supported-with-free-accommodation-leaves-behind-over-gh%e2%82%b510k-debt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Serwaa, a woman who sought accommodation for herself and her children on the Obra Show about a decade ago, has left a house provided by her family at Santasi Daako, Ghana. The residence was given to her after she appealed on the show, with support from her family in America. Serwaa operated a chop bar at the property and was allegedly instructed to vacate it three months ago by her family, without her consent. Upon revisiting the property, Mr. Stephen Osei, the brother of the family, found damages to the building and reported an unpaid electricity bill of GH₵10,238.97 to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Serwaa, who has lived in the house since 2016, maintains that she left the property because she was instructed to do so by Mr. Stephen and her mother. She claims that Mr. Stephen initially asked her to leave and later Madam Yaa Sefa sent an audio message stating that her son was returning from America and needed the house. Madam Yaa Sefa reportedly asked Serwaa to rent out two rooms and remit the money to support her son's accommodation in Accra. Serwaa explains her departure was influenced by these conflicting instructions. She also claims she did not receive electricity bills for five years, despite obtaining a new meter. The Obra Show host, Ohemaa Benewaa, proposed a meeting with ECG to clarify the debt situation, to which both parties agreed.",
  "summary": "Serwaa, who appeared on the Obra Show about 10 years ago seeking accommodation for herself and her children, has reportedly vacated a house provided for her at Santasi Daako, leaving behind damages and an outstanding electricity bill of GH₵10,238.97. Following her appeal on the programme, Mama Yaa Sefa, who lives in America, instructed her sister, […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}