After being adopted at infancy in the United States, 21-year-old American Camille Harold made a heartwarming reunion with her original Ghanaian father, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Rtd) Jordan Quaye.
After years of searching, Camille finally found her roots in Ghana, where she was assisted by media personality Kofi Adoma.
When her account was made public, it sparked a flood of comments, one of which came from Quaye’s niece and validated the startling information Camille had supplied.
“It was my niece Janet who called me at dawn to say a young lady was searching for a police officer named Jordan. The description fit me,” Quaye recalled.
He clarified that while pregnant, Camille’s mother relocated to the United States in the early 2000s. She placed the child for adoption in spite of his protests.
With 99.99999% certainty, a DNA test conducted in Canada and South Africa verified that Camille was his daughter.
“I had no choice but to sign the adoption papers, but I prayed every day that I would like to meet her,” he said, his voice shaking with emotion.
Overcome with tears and happiness, Camille said she had spoken to Quay and was positive of the link.
“I was crying so much this morning. I am just so grateful to finally meet my dad,” she said, noting that differences in names made it difficult to trace her mother.
Joking that he still has the authority to arrest anyone who bothers his daughter, Quaye, who is now retired, lightened the mood.
“If anyone plays around you, I will use Interpol,” he quipped.
According to Camille, her adoptive family is equally thrilled about her plans to travel to Ghana in the near future.
Quay, who knew her as Vida, has promised to assist her in finding her biological mother.
“Whatever happened in the past, I forgive her. For Camille’s sake, I’ll do everything I can.”
