The youth of Pokrom-Nsaaba in the Akuapem South District of the Eastern Region, are up in arms with their chief, Nana Toah Djah II, for allegedly shielding his cousin, one Nana Kwame Ntow, 60, the Sanahene, who is said to have defiled a 15-year-old JHS 1 girl – an orphan.
According to the youth, the chief had refused to report Nana Kwame Ntow to the police, and had warned them (youth) not to report the matter to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service.
The student (name withheld) was adopted by Nana Toah Djan about four years ago to stay with his family at the palace, DAILY GUIDE learnt.
Sanahene Nana Kwame Ntow, this paper gathered, also lives in the same palace with his family.
The little girl was at first sleeping with the Sanahene’s children in the same room, but the chief’s wife later gave her a different room, which the Sanahene took advantage of and allegedly lured the little girl into the act.
Eyewitness
A resident in the town, who confirmed the incident to DAILY GUIDE, said last week Wednesday the Sanahene, in the absence of his wife and the chief, allegedly went into the orphan’s room to defile her.
“The little girl started to shout which drew the attention of scores of people in the area. They stormed the palace and arrested the Sanahene. They then put him before the chief, but he (chief) asked the mob to set his cousin free,” our source asserted.
According to the resident, the chief then fined his cousin a bottle of foreign Schnapps and one sheep, refusing to report the matter to the police.
Victim’s Account
The JHS 1 student in an interview with DAILY GUIDE, said “Nana Kwame Ntow has had sex with me at the bathroom, kitchen and my room on several occasions.”
She added, “Last Wednesday afternoon, I was having abdominal pains when the Sanahene entered my room and had sex with me.”
Youth Appeal
Meanwhile, the youth have appealed to human rights activists, the Gender, Children and Social Protection Ministry and DOVVSU to quickly intervene and rescue the orphan.
When DAILY GUIDE contacted Nana Toa Djah, he declined to comment on the matter.
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