The Accra Metro Education Directorate of the
Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended
Zakaria Amu, a teacher at the Mamprobi '5 '
Junior High School from teaching .
The 38- year- old teacher is said to have
engaged in sexual relations with one of his
pupils , a 16 year old girl .
School authorities got to know about the act
after the pupil complained of abdominal pains
and was sent to the hospital.
The 16- year- old girl told Joy News' Fred Smith
that she had sex with Zakaria Amu on
numerous occasions . She said the teacher has
also assisted her to abort a baby .
" He [teacher] said he will look after me when I
complete school so I am looking forward to
that" , the pupil told Fred.
The Accra Metro Directorate of the GES says
they have suspended the teacher and barred
him from entering any school in the
metropolis.
Alfred Kofi Sai, Director of the Accra Metro
Directorate of GES told Fred Smith his outfit
has "written to the teacher to cease going to
the school or even to any other school ."
He said they have instructed Zakaria Amu to
report to work at the Directorate for the
matter to be investigated .
