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The Executive Director of The Ark Foundation, Dr Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, has called for urgent national action to confront the rising trend of domestic killings, describing them as the outcome of a long-ignored “cycle of violence” that festers within homes. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Monday (3 November), Dr Dwamena-Aboagye said extreme cases, such as men setting their wives and children ablaze, rarely happen in isolation — they are usually the tragic climax of repeated violence that society has normalised. “This kind of rage doesn’t occur overnight. It has happened many times over — except that nobody stopped it,” she said. “It’s a cycle of violence that thrives because we keep quiet or call it a ‘domestic issue.’” She explained that while some perpetrators may have mental health conditions, many others act out of a false sense of control and ownership over their partners and children. “Some people choose to be violent because they believe they have a right to be angry — that they are the lord of their home,” she noted. “That’s not mental illness; it’s entitlement.” Dr Dwamena-Aboagye urged the public to learn the warning signs of abuse — including patterns of domination, humiliation, or control — and to take action early by reporting or supporting victims. She emphasised that society’s silence is complicity: “Every day there’s a fight in the house, and people say, ‘That’s how they are.’ But that’s not normal. That’s violence — and it must be stopped.” Asaase Broadcasting Company airs on Asaase 99.5 Accra, Asaase 98.5 Kumasi, Asaase 99.7 Tamale, Asaase 100.3 Cape Coast, AsaasePa 107.3 (Accra). Affiliates: Bawku FM 101.5, Bead FM 99.9 (Bimbilla), Mining City Radio 89.5 (Tarkwa), Nandom FM 101.9, Nyatefe Radio 94.5 (Dzodze), Sissala Radio 96.3 (Tumu), Somuaa FM 89.9 (Gushegu), Stone City 90.7 (Ho) and Wale FM 106.9 (Walewale). Listen online: asaaseradio.com, Sound Garden and TuneIn. X: @asaaseradio995, @Asaase985ksi, @Asaase997tamale, @asaase1003, asaasepa1073 Instagram: asaaseradio99.5, asaase985ksi, asaase100.3, asaase99.7tamale, asaasepa107.3 LinkedIn: company/asaaseradio995. TikTok: @asaaseradio99.5 Facebook: asaase99.5, asaase985ksi, Asaase100.3, asaase99.7, AsaasePa107.3. YouTube: AsaaseRadioXtra. Join the conversation. Accra: call 020 000 9951/054 888 8995, WhatsApp 020 000 0995. Kumasi: call 059 415 7985 or call/WhatsApp 020 631 5260. Tamale: call/WhatsApp/SMS 053 554 6468. Cape Coast: call/WhatsApp 059 388 2652. #AsaaseRadio #TheVoiceofOurLand
