Gender Ministry has condemned the barbaric act of the social studies teacher with the name Nantomah Musah Otabil of the Kulpi Junior High School. The incident happened at the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region of Ghana in which he was arrested by the police on Monday, September 27, 2021.
The Ministry in a release on October 11, 2021, disclosed this statement. According to the Ministry, the Social Studies teacher of Kulpi Junior High School has had anal intercourse with 19 boys of his school.
The ministry has applauded the 19 victimized boys for being bold to report the apparent abuse to the police.
The Sodomy teacher has been arrested and is now in police custody. “It is, however, good to note that, the perpetrator has been charged and remanded for defiling and having unnatural Carnal knowledge of the pupils”, the release stated.
According to the Ministry, there are cases of sexual abuse and domestic violence which they are trying to eradicate therefore such an inhumane act cannot happen in the country. The Ministry must promote and protect children therefore community dialogue series has been established to solve issues of sexual abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, and other related issues in the country. “Its essence is to educate and increase awareness on the prevention and implications of sexual abuse and its related issues as well as the need to report such cases to appropriate authorities”, the statement added.
The ministry has put great hope in the affected boys by providing them with counseling. ” As a ministry, we are liaising with the guidance and counseling unit of the Ghana Education Service (GES), the District Social Welfare Offices, and Ghana Police Service to provide counseling services to the affected pupils during all the processes.”
Again, “Since the police have taken over the issue, we pray that justice is served to deter others from perpetrating these acts in the near future”, the statement added.
Also, the Ministry is entreating the general general public to reach the ministry’s helpline of hope call on its toll-free number on 0800-800-800 or 0800-900-900 for any complaints and enquiries. Sexual abuse and gender-based can also be reported to the domestic violence call center on 0800-111-222.
The ministry is urging all citizens to be careful and keep on reporting wicked acts of individuals in the country.
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