Chief wants headmaster jailed

The Chief of Klikor –Glitame, Torgbui AtsiwotoII is calling for the immediate arrest of the headmaster of the Glitame basic school.

According to him, the headmaster who also doubles as the Assembleman for the area, Simon Gbedevi has allegedly defiled majority of the female pupils in the school.

Torgbui Atsiwoto II claim the headmaster has over the years been sleeping with pupils aged 14 and 17 respectively and in the classrooms and warned them not report the issue to anyone or face his wrath.

He indicated that the attitude of the Headmaster has contributed to the poor performance of the pupils in the school.

“It is a taboo to sleep with a woman on the bare floor in Anlo land and that was what Mr. Gbedevia did. He must be arrested and transfer immediately to avoid other girls being raped he stressed.

He recalled who the headmaster pounced on a 17-year-old in a bush but was caught by a group of motorists in the area.

Torgbui Atsiwoto II said the Mr. Gbedevia quickly bribed the motorists with GHȼ50 to shut them up.

He fears the other girls in the school are at risk if he is allowed to stay in the school. The victims, the Chief said have been sent to the hospital for medical checkup.

A visit to the school to the school by JoyNews revealed that one of the girls in question is not in good condition.

A victim who spoke to JoyNews on conditions of anonymity said the head teacher has been forcing her and the friend for sex but threatened to deal with them if they exposed him.

The Chief and people are calling on the Ghana Education Service to transfer the head teacher to bring respite to the pupils in the school.

Source: Ghana/JoyNews/Ivy Setordzie