Two Ashanti Region teachers remanded over alleged sexual abuse of students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted two teachers at a senior high school in the Ashanti Region over allegations of sexual misconduct involving a student, pending the outcome of police investigations.

In a statement issued on Thursday 12 November 2026 and signed by its Head of Public Relations, Daniel Fenyi, GES said it had received reports of the alleged misconduct and referred the matter to the police before interdicting the teachers, according to Graphic Online and Citi Newsroom. GES said the student had been given psychosocial support and that it would continue to take measures to keep schools safe.

Update, 13 November 2026: The two teachers have been remanded into police custody by the Nsuta Circuit Court, Graphic Online, 3News and Adom Online reported. In a press release dated 13 November, the Ashanti North Regional Police Command said the matter was reported to police on 9 November by a district director of education, and that the two were arrested on 10 November to assist investigations.

According to the police and the reports, the case was transferred to the Ashanti North Regional Criminal Investigations Department on 11 November, and the suspects appeared before the Nsuta Circuit Court on Thursday 12 November, which remanded them to allow investigations to continue. The latest reports describe the allegations as involving two minors. Their pleas, if any were taken, were not reported.

Citi Newsroom had earlier reported that the case came to light after a parent publicly appealed for justice. The police said investigations were continuing.

The two teachers have not been convicted and are presumed innocent. Ghana Crimes is not naming them at this stage or publishing details that could identify the students or the school.