Ghana Court Convicts Two in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

The convictions, secured by the Upper West Regional Police Command, were announced in separate statements issued by the Ghana Police Service's Public Affairs Unit in Wa on July 23 and July 26, 2026.

Two men have been sentenced to prison in separate child sexual abuse cases in Ghana's Upper West Region, with one receiving a 20-year jail term for repeatedly sexually abusing his teenage daughter and another sentenced to 10 years for defiling a seven-year-old boy.

The convictions, secured by the Upper West Regional Police Command, were announced in separate statements issued by the Ghana Police Service's Public Affairs Unit in Wa on July 23 and July 26, 2026.

In the first case, the Wa High Court sentenced 42-year-old Elyasu Kunateh to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour after finding him guilty of defiling a seven-year-old boy.

The victim's mother reported the incident to police on January 20, prompting an investigation by the Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU). The child was referred for medical examination and provided psychosocial support, while the suspect was arrested and remanded pending trial.

Delivering judgment on July 23, Justice Osei-Wusu Antwi convicted Kunateh and imposed the 10-year sentence.

In a separate case, the Lawra Circuit Court sentenced 47-year-old Kwame Ti-Zaaekuu to 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour after convicting him of incest involving his 17-year-old biological daughter. He was also sentenced to 10 years for threatening to kill the victim if she disclosed the abuse, with both sentences ordered to run concurrently.

Police said investigations established that Ti-Zaaekuu had repeatedly sexually abused his daughter, a Junior High School student, over an extended period while using death threats to keep her silent.

The court, presided over by His Honour Stanley Adjei, also directed the Department of Social Welfare in Lawra to provide counselling and psychosocial support to the survivor.

The Upper West Regional Police Command commended investigators and prosecutors for securing the convictions and reaffirmed its commitment to protecting vulnerable persons and ensuring perpetrators of sexual offences, child abuse and gender-based violence are brought to justice.