The Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti South Region has forwarded the case docket on the alleged rape of a student by the Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School to the Attorney-General’s office for study and advice.
The docket covers the investigation into the alleged rape of a 20-year-old Form Two student by headmaster Zakaria Abdulai, alias Paapaa.
The update was contained in a press release dated October 16, 2026, and signed by ASP Lloyd Baidoo Esq. of the Public Affairs Unit of the Ashanti South Regional Headquarters in Bekwai.
According to the release, “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, Zakaria Abdulai, alias Paapaa to the Attorney-General’s office for study and advice.”
The police said the student, accompanied by her father, reported at the Obuasi DOVVSU on August 4, 2026, alleging that on July 25, 2026, the headmaster “forcibly had sexual intercourse with her in his official bungalow on campus.”
The statement added that the student alleged she had gone to a spot near the headmaster’s official residence where students dry their clothes, when the headmaster “lured her into his residence to undertake an errand for him.”
The police said all necessary investigative processes have been undertaken, and “the docket duly forwarded to the Attorney-General’s office for advice and necessary action.”
“The police hereby wishes to assure the general public that no effort is being spared to get to the bottom of the case,” the release added.
