The PTA Chairman of Forces Senior High Technical School at Burma Camp, Rev Dr Emmanuel Aning, has condemned the alleged sexual abuse of female students by the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, describing the act as “devouring your own children.”

Speaking to the media at the Child Online Protection Digital Parenting Forum on October 23, 2026, Dr Aning said he was saddened by the allegations and called for the matter to be condemned without excuses.

According to him, teachers and school heads are expected to act as parents to students while they are at school.

“That is a very sad moment. In fact, I’ve been following, and I’m very sad because you see, when you are put in a place of authority, you have a duty to also protect the children that have been entrusted to you,” he said.

Dr Aning argued that even if a student makes advances towards a person in authority, it does not excuse any inappropriate conduct by that individual.

He said adults in positions of authority must exercise restraint and protect children rather than take advantage of them.

He likened the alleged abuse to a parent harming their own child, describing it as a betrayal by someone expected to provide care and protection.

“So, it’s like you are devouring your own children. That’s how I see it, and it must be condemned with all certainty. It must be condemned with everything that is in us,” he stated.

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The reverend minister said the matter should not be downplayed through arguments over how the incident is described.

He maintained that allegations of sexual abuse involving students must be treated seriously, given the responsibility of school authorities to protect them.

He also called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take stronger action against such incidents, accusing institutions of sometimes protecting their own members instead of holding them accountable.

“We shouldn’t play around with it with semantics and think that this would wash away. No, this is a no-no thing, and we, again, the GES must do more because oftentimes we want to protect our own, which is wrong,” he added.

Dr Aning further called on the state to intervene to protect students, arguing that crimes of this nature are not merely private matters but offences that concern the state and the safety of children.

He urged the relevant authorities to ensure that children are protected and that those found responsible for wrongdoing are held accountable.



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