Daddy Lumba's Sister Clashes With Abusuapanin, Invokes Otumfuo's Great Oath at Court Premises
- Daddy Lumba’s sister, Ernestina Fosu, demanded answers on his cause of death before any burial plans could proceed
- She confronted the family head after a court dismissed their injunction against the planned funeral
- Ernestina threatened to petition Otumfuo Osei Tutu II if the family fails to investigate her brother’s death
Ernestina Fosu, the sister of the late Daddy Lumba, has strongly demanded that the cause of her brother's death be uncovered before any burial arrangements are made.
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This, however, wasn't after she invoked the Otumfuo's Great Oath live on video.
YEN.com.gh had earlier reported that the Ghanaian highlife musician Daddy Lumba passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the age of 60, after a supposed short illness in Accra.
The burial for Daddy Lumba is scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Ghana. The date was confirmed after a court dismissed an injunction application, clearing the way for the family to proceed with the funeral.
Daddy Lumba's sister invokes Otumfuo's Great Oath
However, in a video spotted by YEN.com.gh, Daddy Lumba's sister, Ernestina Fosu, confronted Abusuapanin Victor Kofi Owusu, angrily telling him that investigations about his death should be done before the burial event.
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"We must know the cause of my brother's death before his burial," she said while at the Kumasi High Court premises.
To hammer in her point, Ernestina decided to invoke the Otumfuo's Great Oath to stop Daddy Lumba's Abusuapanin from going ahead with the funeral.
Otumfuo's Great Oath, known in the Twi language as "Ntamkɛseɛ" (or Ntam Kese), is a profound and sacred traditional oath in the Asante Kingdom.
It is not a single, fixed verbal phrase but a solemn invocation that refers to a painful historical event in the Asante monarchy, which is so serious that invoking it casually is considered an abuse of the highest order.
According to tradition, after the invocation has been performed, no one can proceed with the funeral until the matter is presented before Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and adjudicated.
Court dismisses Ernestina's injunction application
Her statement comes after she and her sister-in-law, Akosua Serwaa's interlocutory injunction application was dismissed by a court.
In the lawsuit, Daddy Lumba's first wife accused her husband's family head, Kofi Owusu, of sidelining her to the point that she only learned of the announced funeral date through social media.
Watch the moment she invoked the Otumfuo's Great Oath in the video below:
Watch another video of the family feud in full display outside the court below:
Reactions as Ernestina Fosu confronts Abusuapanin
YEN.com.gh collected reactions from Ghanaians who watched the video on Facebook. Some of the comments are below.
Gideon Gidoo said:
"Just like MJ, Lumba in his death is still an icon, and what is happening is not going to end any time soon... we are talking of years of litigation."
Dela Moses wrote:
"Yes, once we know the cause of his death, we can then go and make our case before death to consider his earlier decision. Because our brother could be innocent and cannot be unalive."
Noel Adu Gyamfi commented:
"A thorough investigation is necessary to determine the true cause of Daddy Lumba's passing."
Bernard Brown stated:
"Looks like the sister is taking over the battlefield from team legal wives, we the observers, are worried."
Abusuapanin leaves court under heavy security
YEN.com.gh had earlier reported that the head of Daddy Lumba's family, Victor Kofi Owusu sparked reactions following his appearance at the Kumasi High Court for Akosua Serwaa's injunction application hearing on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
After the court proceedings, the head of Daddy Lumba's family was spotted leaving the premises following an engagement with the media.
In a video, Kofi Owusu was accompanied by some scary-looking, heavily built men, who served as his private security.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
