Immediate Family of Daddy Lumba Seeks Court Injunction to Stop Funeral and Block Access to Memorial Funds

Five immediate maternal relatives of the late highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, also known as Daddy Lumba, have filed a civil suit at the High Court in Accra seeking to stop his funeral and prevent access to funds raised in his memory. The plaintiffs are asking the court to issue an interlocutory injunction against three defendants. Their application is based on allegations of exclusion from burial arrangements and concerns about how memorial funds are being handled.

The plaintiffs, led by Obaapanin Afia Adomah, are identified in the court documents as members of the immediate maternal family of the deceased. They are suing Kofi Owusu, Cal Bank Limited, and Transitions Place. In the Statement of Claim, the plaintiffs state that the first defendant, Kofi Owusu, is the surviving sibling of the mother of the deceased and also the head of the wider Ekuona Royal Family of Nsuta and Parkoso.

According to the court filings as sighted by Dennislaw News, the plaintiffs claim that after the death of Charles Kwadwo Fosu, the first defendant formed a funeral committee and opened a bank account with Cal Bank under the name "Daddy Lumba Memorial Foundation LBG." They allege that contributions from a one-week observation ceremony were deposited into this account. However, they say they were not involved in the creation of the foundation or the operation of the account. The plaintiffs further allege that the first defendant is withdrawing and spending money from the account without their knowledge or approval.

In a motion filed on 3rd December 2025, the plaintiffs raise additional concern over an autopsy that was reportedly performed on the deceased without the consent of his immediate maternal family. They state that they have lodged a formal complaint with the Homicide Unit of the Ghana Police Service and that investigations are ongoing.

The plaintiffs argue that under custom, the immediate maternal family of the deceased has the right to organise and oversee his final funeral rites. They state that the first defendant has taken decisions on funeral matters without consulting them and has failed to respond to their attempts to engage him.

The Motion for Interlocutory Injunction requests that the court restrain the first defendant from proceeding with the burial or funeral of the late Charles Kwadwo Fosu. It also seeks to prevent all three defendants from withdrawing or disbursing funds from the Cal Bank account, and to stop any further steps relating to the funeral until the case has been fully heard and determined.