Viral Search Reunites British Woman with Ghanaian Dad Deported in 1987 — DNA Test to Follow

• British-born Keisha Nana Yaa Boateng (30) travelled to Ghana in early September 2025 to find her father, Edward Boateng, who was deported from the UK in 1987.
• A Good Samaritan (Theo Versace) launched a social media search that went viral and produced hundreds of responses.
• Initial leads included false claims and scammers, but investigators verified a likely match using family details Keisha’s mother provided.
• On 23 September 2025 Keisha was reunited with the man believed to be her father in Ghana; Edward says a DNA test will confirm paternity.
• Edward expressed conviction Keisha is his daughter and noted a family resemblance while the pair embraced after decades apart.

After three decades of questions and an internet-powered search, 30-year-old Keisha Nana Yaa Boateng finally came face to face with the man she had spent her life trying to find.

Keisha — born and raised in the UK to a Jamaican mother — flew to Ghana in early September 2025 with only fragments of information about her father. Her mother had told her he was a Ghanaian taxi driver from Brixton named Edward Boateng, deported in July 1987 after being stopped by police for driving with expired papers. With no address and only family stories to go on, Keisha turned to one of the most modern tools of reunion: social media.

A Good Samaritan, who identifies himself as Theo Versace, posted Keisha’s appeal online and urged Ghanaians — particularly those from the Ashanti region — to help. The plea exploded: hundreds of people reacted, some offered leads, others posted false claims, and a few attempted to scam the family. Despite the noise, persistent follow-ups produced a breakthrough.

Investigators and volunteers cross-checked details Keisha had been given privately by her mother — names, workplaces and other memories — against information from respondents. The man they found could recite Keisha’s mother’s full name, her former workplace, and the name of her uncle — specifics that matched what Keisha already knew.

On 23 September 2025, the search ended in an emotional reunion. Video posted by community accounts shows Keisha embracing Edward Boateng, who said he was certain she was his daughter and that a DNA test was scheduled to provide official confirmation. “My lost daughter is finally found. I am happy to see you. I know you’re mine,” he told the gathered onlookers, adding that Keisha resembled his own mother.

Keisha and her family plan to complete the DNA test and sort out next steps. For now, the reunion — driven by a mixture of family memory, community effort and social media reach — has brought closure to a chapter that began with deportation and decades of silence.

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