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Ghana investigates headmaster accused of sexual misconduct

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Ghana’s Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, has referred allegations of sexual misconduct involving Zakaria Abdulai, head of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, and students to the police. The headmaster has been suspended pending criminal and administrative investigations, the minister told Citi News on 19 October.

Ghana’s Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, has referred sexual misconduct allegations involving Zakaria Abdulai, head of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, and students to the police for a criminal investigation, MyJoyOnline reports.

The headmaster has been suspended pending investigations. Education authorities will conduct a parallel administrative inquiry, while the police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) examines the allegations under criminal law. Iddrisu told Citi News that the government would not tolerate sexual misconduct in schools.

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