The case involving a 24-year-old guardian, Ayisha Zakaria, who allegedly inflicted burns on the private parts and inner thighs of a seven-year-old girl for bedwetting has been shockingly withdrawn.
According to eyewitnesses, the suspect is a resident of Mamobi in the Ayawaso North Municipality.
The eyewitnesses alleged that the suspect heated a metal object and placed it on the private part of the victim as punishment.
The victim’s injuries drew the attention of school authorities. Following up on the incident, they discovered it had been kept discreet.
The case was later reported to the Nima Division of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) following growing community concern.
Sarki Musah Umar, a youth leader who was the complainant, withdrew the case on Monday, citing intense pressure from the victim’s family and community leaders.
Speaking in an interview, Sarki Musah Umar stated, “Financially I was incapable because I was the only one spending money from going to the hospital to the police station.”
Meanwhile, Imam Abdul Razak Iddriss of the Hamburg Mosque in Mamobi has called on Ghanaians to intervene in the issue.
“No matter how poor you are, it is better to have your children closer to you and care for them. Only a few children who grow up with guardians excel in life”, he stated.
He further disclosed that GH¢2,000 had been raised to support the victim’s medical care.
Nima’s DOVVSU has confirmed the case had been withdrawn, but said they were monitoring the situation.
In related news, the Airport Divisional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) has arrested two nannies for shockingly drugging twin toddlers with a sleep-inducing substance in East Legon.
The suspects have been identified as Francisca Boakye, 30, a student nurse from Konongo in the Ashanti Region, and Harriet Ansah, 31, from Jasikan in the Oti Region.
The two were arrested after the mother of the twins filed a complaint in September 2025.
Superintendent Juliana Obeng, Head of the Public Affairs Unit, during a press briefing, revealed the mother reported observing unusual drowsiness and behavioural changes in her two-year-old twin boys, which prompted further enquiries.
It was revealed that the nannies were administering an unidentified sleep-inducing substance into the children’s milk without the mother’s consent.
Superintendent Obeng stated, “They claim the substance made the children sleep for extended hours so they could attend to other household chores”.
Police investigations revealed Harriet Ansah admitted to the act and claimed she learned the practice from her Francisca Boakye.
Harriet Ansah further revealed that she had subjected the children to other abuse by striking their heads with a fire and calling them chimpanzees.
Following a search in the suspects’ living quarters, two used sachets and four unused sachets containing substances were retrieved.
Francisca Boakye and Harriet Ansah have both been charged with the appropriate offences and are currently in police custody, expected to reappear before the court on 20th October 2025.
Superintendent Obeng further condemned the inhumane treatment of the children as deplorable and unacceptable.
“We urge all parents and guardians to be extra vigilant in the supervision of domestic staff, especially those left in charge of vulnerable persons such as children,” she added.