BY Grace Zigah
The Kadjebi District Police has arrested and prosecuted two individuals, Joseph Boateng alias Afriyie or Small Pepper, 37, and Hashiru Zurukanini alias Scare Them, 27, for the offences of abetment of defilement and defilement, respectively.
The two suspects were convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment each with hard labour by the Jasikan Circuit Court.
On May 22, 2025, the police received a report that Joseph Boateng had accosted a 15-year-old girl who was returning home after fetching water.
The suspect promised to charm GHC 2,000 for her and lured her to his house, where he made Hashiru Zurukanini have sexual intercourse with her under the pretext of using his sperms for the charm.
The police arrested the suspects and arraigned them before the Jasikan Circuit Court on May 23, 2025.
The court presided over by Lambert Yinigabague Keriba convicted and sentenced the accused persons to seven years imprisonment each.
