The Ghana Police Service has forwarded the case docket on the alleged rape of a 20-year-old student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School by the institution’s headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai, to the Attorney-General’s Office for study and advice.

In a press release dated October 16, 2026, the Ashanti South Regional Police Command said its Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) had completed the necessary investigative processes and forwarded the docket for the next course of action.

“The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ashanti South Region, Bekwai has forwarded the case docket on the investigation into the alleged rape case by the Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, Mr. Zakaria Abdulai, alias Paapaa to the Attorney-General's office for study and advice,” the statement read.

The complaint was lodged on August 4, 2026, at the Obuasi DOVVSU by the student, a Form Two student, accompanied by her father.

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According to the police, the student alleged that the incident occurred on July 25, 2026, at the headmaster’s official bungalow on the school’s campus.

The police statement said the student had gone to an area near the headmaster’s residence where students dry their clothes to retrieve her dresses when Abdulai allegedly lured her into his residence to perform an errand.

“The victim added that she had gone to a spot in the school near the Headmaster's official residence where students dry their clothes, to remove her dresses when the suspect headmaster lured her into his residence to undertake an errand for him,” the statement added.

The statement further alleged that upon entering the residence, the headmaster began caressing and fondling her against her will. When she resisted, he allegedly dragged her into his bedroom and forcibly had sexual intercourse with her.

The police added that the student alleged she was subsequently given GH¢100 to keep the incident secret.

Investigations into the complaint included a medical examination, reconstruction of the scene, photographs and witness statements, according to the statement signed by ASP Lloyd Baidoo of the Ashanti South Regional Police Public Affairs Unit.

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