A 63 year old traditional guitarist (Gonje) Mahama Issahaku is in the grips of the Tamale Police after allegedly defiling three girls at Shishagu a suburb of the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern Region.
The ‘Gonje’ man allegedly defiled the girls at the same time.
The girls(names withheld) are aged 13, 14 and 15.
According to the Northern Regional Crime Officer Superintendent Otuo Acheampong, one of the girls is allegedly pregnant after the incident.
He revealed, the suspect has two wives, eight children and 13 grandchildren.
Suspect was arrested after a relative of one of the girls reported the incident.
Checks by 3news.com from the Northern Region division of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service reveal more than 15 defilement cases have been reported since January 2020.
Out of this number, 2 have since been convicted with the recent conviction been a 25 year old drivers mate who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for defiling a two year old girl in Kumbungu.
Source: Ghana|Myjetmedianews.com|news.com