The Ministry of Education has urged the Ghana Police Service to intensify efforts to locate, arrest, and prosecute the interdicted Bole Senior High School teacher who remains at large weeks after a nationwide manhunt was announced.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, the Ministry expressed concern over the suspect’s continued evasion of arrest despite the seriousness of the allegations against him.
“The Ministry of Education urges the Ghana Police Service to, as a matter of urgency, locate and arrest the interdicted Bole Senior High School teacher, who remains at large weeks after a nationwide manhunt was announced,” the statement said.
The Ministry noted reports that the fugitive teacher recently granted a media interview in which he claimed that his conduct was unintentional and reportedly appealed for a transfer to a village school.
According to the Ministry, those developments should provide investigators with useful leads.
“We believe that with intensified efforts, including digital tracking and contacting the source which reported his flimsy excuse, the Police could successfully locate him,” the statement added.
The Ministry maintained that evidence available to it suggests the teacher’s actions were deliberate rather than accidental.
“Information available to us indicates that contrary to what he claimed in his recent interview, his unprofessional conduct was deliberate and intentional,” it stated.
It further alleged that additional videos exist showing the teacher engaging in similar inappropriate conduct with other female students.
“Based on what we know so far, we believe that the now disgraced and interdicted teacher used his privileged position as a teacher to exploit vulnerable female students,” the Ministry said.
The statement reiterated comments by the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, who described the incident as “unacceptable, shameful, and inconsistent with the values and standards expected of members of the teaching profession.”
While expressing confidence in the Ghana Police Service’s investigative capabilities, the
Ministry said it would be disappointing if the suspect remained beyond the reach of law enforcement.
“It will be a disappointment if the Ghana Police Service, in whom we have so much confidence, is unable to track him down, knowing its impressive abilities and enviable record in grabbing perpetrators of crimes,” the statement noted.
The Ministry also appealed to members of the public with information on the teacher’s whereabouts to report it to either the Police or the Ministry of Education.
Beyond the Bole SHS case, the Ministry raised concerns over what it described as increasing incidents of indiscipline involving teachers, school heads, and students across the country’s educational institutions.
According to the statement, such incidents undermine teaching and learning, erode public confidence in schools, and threaten efforts to maintain safe and disciplined learning environments.
The Ministry disclosed that the Minister for Education has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to enforce strict disciplinary measures against all forms of misconduct in pre-tertiary institutions.
“Acts that fall below acceptable standards of professional and student conduct will attract appropriate sanctions in accordance with existing laws and regulations,” the statement said.
The Ministry also announced plans to convene a National Dialogue on growing indiscipline in schools, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss practical and sustainable solutions to address the challenge.
The statement was signed by Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak.
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