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HRRG and JRF demand justice for 13-year-old girl allegedly defiled by over 20 men in Madina
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HRRG and JRF demand justice for 13-year-old girl allegedly defiled by over 20 men in Madina

Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) and the Justice Revived Foundation (JRF) are calling for action after a disturbing case of gang-defilement involving a 13-year-old girl, from Madina, Accra. The girl, a pupil of Madina No. 3 School, was allegedly assaulted by over 20 men, including teenagers, starting in February 2025. The assault has left her pregnant and emotionally shattered.  A statement from HRRG and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said sh  has bravely shared her story, revealing that the main suspect, 45-year-old mason Clement Kwame, lured her with false promises before forcing her into the horrific acts. Residing close to  home, Kwame according to the statement was accused of coordinating the attack with several accomplices—some of who are belie...
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Defilement, incest now common in Tano North Municipality-Director  
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Defilement, incest now common in Tano North Municipality-Director  

Cases of defilement and incest are now common in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region,, Madam Angelina Aboagyewaa Appiah, the Tano North Municipal Director of the Social Welfare Department has said.She said the municipality had since January 2025 recorded five cases of defilement, mostly linked to incest, saying that alcoholism and substance abuse were identifiable factors that influenced the perpetrators to commit the crime.Madam Appiah said though perpetrators had been prosecuted, many of the cases remained unreported because the victims and their families feared societal stigmatisation.She added that certain belief systems and poverty were also fueling transactional sex, and child marriage and teenage pregnancy in the municipality, and called for stakeholder support to bring ...
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Two men jailed for defilement in Oti Region
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Two men jailed for defilement in Oti Region

Two individuals, Joseph Boateng, alias Small pepper, 37, and Hashiru Zurukanini, alias Scare them, 27, have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment each for defilement and abetment of defilement, respectively. This is contained in a release signed and copied to the Ghana News Agency by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr. John Nchor of Public Affairs Units of the Oti Regional Command. The convicts were arraigned before the Jasikan Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Lambert Yinigabague Keriba. According to the Prosecution, the suspects were arrested on May 22, 2025, after they lured a 15-year-old girl to the house of Boateng at Kadjebi Cocoa Market with a promise of giving her GH¢2,000 for a charm. Upon arrival, Boateng allegedly forced the victim to have sexual interco...
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Mohammed Abudi Sentenced to Seven Years for Defilement in Wa Municipality
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Mohammed Abudi Sentenced to Seven Years for Defilement in Wa Municipality

The Upper West Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest and successful prosecution of Mohammed Abudi for defiling a 13-year-old girl in the Guli community within the Wa Municipality. According to a press release issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police Service, the crime occurred on Friday, April 11, 2025. Following a swift and proactive policing effort, Abudi was apprehended just two days later, on Sunday, April 13, 2025. The case was heard at the Wa Circuit Court, where Abudi pleaded guilty to the charge. On April 23, 2025, His Lordship Jonathan Avoogo sentenced him to seven years imprisonment. The Regional Police Command has issued a stern warning to potential offenders, emphasizing its commitment to protecting the vulnerable and urging individuals to desis...
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Defilement: ‘Aboboyaa’ rider remanded in custody 
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Defilement: ‘Aboboyaa’ rider remanded in custody 

A 20-year- old tricycle (Aboboyaa) rider has been remanded into Police custody by the Asante Abuakwa circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality, for allegedly, defiling a 13-year-old girl at Pokukrom, near Abuakwa.  Yakubu Mohammed, pleaded not guilty and will reappear before the court presided by Mrs Philomina Asiedu, on February 21, this year.  Police Chief Inspector Joseph Nyame prosecuting told the court that, the complainant, Emmanuel Appiah was the uncle of the victim, who had been taken care of her since she stopped schooling from the Abuakwa R/C basic school due to a health condition.  He said, on January 22, this year, at about 1830 hours, the complainant sent the victim to buy baby diapers from a nearby shop, but she kept long and returned traumat...
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