A 50-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly impregnating a 14-year-old girl in Nyanshegu, a suburb of Tamale.
Reports detailed that the man was arrested by the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Northern Regional Police Command.
The suspect has been identified as Mohammed.
The information gathered alleged that the suspect took the 14-year-old to a private health facility where the pregnancy was terminated without the girl’s parents’ consent.
The 50-year-old man was arraigned before the Tamale Magistrate Court 1 and was remanded into custody and will reappear in court on March 4, 2026.
He is facing charges of defilement and causing abortion.
According to the 14-year-old girl’s father, the family is determined to pursue justice.
Mohammed Salifu, the father, revealed that community chiefs and opinion leaders have tried persuading him not to press charges but to settle the case out of court, but he rejected their plea.
Speaking with Channel One News, Mohammed Salifu stated, “Two chiefs and some opinion leaders in our community came to our house to plead with us to withdraw the case, but we refused and insisted that we want justice for my daughter”.
Also, reports suggest that the family and other individuals connected are being threatened by persons linked to the 50-year-old man.
In related news, last year, a 12-year-old girl was impregnated by her elder sister’s boyfriend in Amuana Praso, a community near Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region.
According to reports, the victim is a Basic Six pupil living with her elder sister, Christiana Yeboah, following the death of their mother.
Francis Damptey has been identified as the suspect, an illegal miner who reportedly abandoned his family in Twifo Hemang and relocated to Amuana Praso.
Reports alleged that Francis Damptey lived with Christiana Yeboah and the 12-year-old girl and had sexual relations with both sisters.
Sources revealed that the suspect had forced the 12-year-old’s elder sister into countless abortions whenever she became pregnant.
The younger girl is now three months pregnant. School authorities became aware of the alleged abuse; however, the girl’s father, Boateng Sekyere, reportedly tried to cover up the situation to avoid embarrassment and threatened to curse anyone who pursued the case.
The case was, however, reported to the police, with Francis Damptey bolting to Suhum to hide.
He was later arrested, but reports claim his brother-in-law, a pastor at Nkawkaw, intervened to settle the case, leading to Francis being released from custody without the knowledge of the complainant.
The Nkawkaw Divisional Police have been accused of accepting a GH¢2,500 bribe to remove the case from their records.
Reports alleged that chiefs, family members, pastors, and police officers accepted money to shield the suspect.
The town’s Gyaasehene, Nana Attah Boateng; the victim’s uncle and former headteacher, Richard Ofori; and relative Kwaku Mpong (pastor at Cherebum and Seraphim Church) have all been fingered to have reportedly taken money from Damptey to free him.
Francis Damptey is now a free man, walking freely, while the victim’s family plans to force an abortion, jeopardising the 12-year-old’s life and future.