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Muslim cleric accused of sodomising 3 boys remanded
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Northern Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Ebenezer Tetteh said the suspect lured the victims, aged between 10 and 15, into his room and allegedly had anal sex with them.
The suspect
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The suspect, Mallam Alhassan Abukari, operates an Arabic school, popularly known as ‘Makaranta’, in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District in the Northern Region.
He however pleaded not guilty to the defilement charge levelled against him when he was arraigned before court.
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According to him, one Awal Iddrisu made the false allegation against him after a misunderstanding between them.
The presiding judge, His Honour Twumasi Appiah advised the prosecutor to change the charge from defilement to unnatural canal knowledge of minors after hearing the case.
Justice Twumasi Appiah also asked that the three boys be tested for sexually transmitted infections by a social welfare officer.
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