Ghana's inspector general of police has ordered an investigation into the alleged rape of a four-year-old girl after national outrage over the case.
The parents of the child said a local chief told them nothing could be done because the community gods deemed the suspect innocent.
Many said the case demonstrated a culture that shielded sex attackers.
Local police are also now under investigation following accusations of poor handling of the incident.
Ghana's police chief David Asante-Apeatu has has summoned the commander of Central Region for questioning after a public outcry about the handling of the incident.
The 18-year-old suspect has not been arrested since the attack nearly two weeks ago, the BBC's Thomas Naadi reports from the capital, Accra.
The case has caused concern, dominating radio and social media conversations with the hashtag #JusticeForHer trending on social media.
There is also anger about the traditional leader's alleged attitude to the rape.
Source: BBC
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Ghanaians are seriously suffering from mental slavery thanks to religions that were introduced by foreigners including Christianity and Islam, introduced by white men & arabs. Nowadays, all Ghanaians care about is going to heaven. The country is filthy, there is no justice, many children begging on the streets etc. but no one cares.
IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD, DON'T DISPLAY YOUR 1GNOR4NCE ON THIS PLATFORM.
The Ghana Police Service are ULESS and as for the Chieftaincy in Ghana it is in a complete MESS ; it is mine hope that it is abolished and that all lands eventually should be acquired by the state because these Chiefs in our communities are just idiotic fulls interested in their stomachs coupled with GREED ; whilst the Chiefs are emulating the dubious life of the Ashante hene who is as GREEDY and CORRUPT as they come ; the Police Service in Ghana are still doing their own thing by taking 'NOKOFIO' on the road side and are involved with lands and Chiefs to sell lands to Ghanaians ;whilst they are still are waiting for orders from the 'TOP'; the strange thing about the Police is that they have been told by Nana Addo to investigate anything illegal and prosecute ; these are orders from the President of the Ghana but the Police just ignores the edit of Nana Addo ; then look at what is happening in Ga state with everybody nominating themselves as Chiefs; whilst the NPP youth go rampage and the police does nothing ; WHAT A COUNTRY CALLED GHANA all because we have been fulled by these religious zealots including muslims that we all going to end up in heaven when we die and so the obvious way to paradise is to ignore the country called Ghana and MESS it it up because we shall end up in heaven ; WHAT LOAD OF IDIOTIC DEFICIT AIMLES MINDED COUNTRY GHANA !!!!