Maame Ama, a Ghanaian woman based in the United States, recently appeared on SVTV Africa’s Daily Hustle Worldwide Show with DJ Nyaami, where she opened up about her heartbreaking marriage and the challenges she has faced abroad.
According to her, she met her Ghanaian husband in 2012 while he was working with an oil company. Although his salary was not great, he supported her education as she pursued her HND and later a degree. “When I met him, he was a drunkard, but I believed he would change. Unfortunately, he never did,” she recalled.
Despite having two children together, her husband continued drinking heavily and roaming around town. “He’s not even old—just 34—but he couldn’t stop drinking,” she said. Tired of the situation, Maame Ama decided to travel abroad for a better life.
She contacted a friend who helped her secure a visa. She left her children at Ofankor and moved to America to pursue a Master’s degree in Statistics. After arriving in Atlanta, Georgia, she later moved to Mississippi and got a license to work. She found a job in Atlanta earning $12 per hour and eventually married a Black American man in court.
However, her new marriage turned abusive. “He was loud, violent, and controlling,” she said. After being advised to report the abuse, she filed a domestic violence complaint — a move that could also help her immigration process. One day, during another violent incident, she called 911, but surprisingly, she was the one arrested. After paying $2,000 for legal fees, her record was cleared through a diversion program.
Meanwhile, her Ghanaian husband, who now works in an oil company in Dubai, had changed for the worse. “He now smokes, drinks, and does everything,” she lamented.
She emotionally revealed that this same husband was the one who initially supported her financially and sponsored her trip to the U.S. “He paid my HND and degree fees and took care of me. I loved him genuinely,” she said.
Maame Ama explained that her marriage to the Black American man was mainly to secure her documents, not because she had fallen out of love with her Ghanaian husband. Unfortunately, her Ghanaian husband began spreading false stories about her, sharing her private matters and even her intimate photos.
“He sent my nude pictures and our traditional marriage videos to my American husband,” she said tearfully. “I can’t forgive him for disgracing me like that.”
She added that he even reported her to the American Embassy and immigration authorities (ICE), accusing her of marriage fraud in an attempt to get her deported.
Despite the betrayal, Maame Ama’s life is improving. She recently received her Green Card and plans to join the U.S. Army. “Legally, I’m still married to my American husband, but I’ll leave him soon,” she said.
Maame Ama and her Ghanaian husband have two children, aged nine and four. He currently takes care of them in Ghana. They also share several properties, including two acres of land, a three-bedroom house, and some stores.
“If he truly loved me, he wouldn’t have disgraced me. I’ll move on, start over, and build my own properties,” she concluded.
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