According to a report by SaharaReporters, the
End Modern Slavery of Engage Now Africa
(ENA) has helped to secure justice for a 12-
year-old girl who was allegedly defiled by an
Imam at Mameng, a village at Kwahyia in the
Eastern Region of Ghana.
Justice Effia Addison sentenced the Imam,
named Ishmaila Salam, a Nigerian, to 10
years imprisonment with hard labour due to
efforts made by his team to make sure
justice is served for the victim.
The complainant, Kwame Abu, father of the
victim, accused the Imam, an Islamic
preacher and a teacher at Masjid Ali Dawood
Abu Zahriya in Kwahyia, a village near
Suhum, of defiling her daughter in 2020 when
she started attending Arabic studies at the
said mosque.
Along the line, the victim’s mother saw some
ungodly play between the victim and the
accused person.
The victim’s mother warned the accused
person to cease playing with the victim,
citinewsroom.com reports.
Early this year, the victim’s mother observed
some changes in the victim’s habit.
It was gathered that the accused person had
been having sexual intercourse with her in
the said mosque after their studies. The
victim narrated how the accused used to
have sexual intercourse with her in the
mosque.