The headteacher of Benkum SHS, Emmanuel Nyarko, has been interdicted by GES after being accused of sexually abusing 15 female students

The headteacher of Benkum SHS, Emmanuel Nyarko has been interdicted by GES after being accused of sexually abusing 15 female students.

The said teachers who were not happy about their transfer decided that they would not fall alone, so they exposed Mr Nyarko.

Myjoyonline.com quotes Deputy Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Mr Yaw Opoku Mensah as saying that such conduct cannot be countenanced.

Speaking to Citi News, a deputy spokesperson for the Education Ministry, Yaw Opoku Mensah, said the Ministry would keenly monitor the progress of the investigations. 

“The investigation has started and the regional education outfit is in charge and the school has paved the way for investigations to start for the headmaster to give out the space or step aside for the committee to have the atmosphere to carry on with the investigations as per the code of conduct of GES.

“We are keeping a close eye on the development, this is actually within the domain of the management of the Ghana Education Service.”

Opoku Mensah, in another interview on Citi FM, disclosed that the alleged sexual misconduct by Mr Nyarko happened last year and has since been under investigation.

“The investigation has started and the regional education outfit is in charge and the school has paved the way for investigations to start for the headmaster to give out the space or step aside for the committee to have the atmosphere to carry on with the investigations as per the code of conduct of GES.

“The Ministry is monitoring the development, and we urge the public to stay calm and help with the investigative process. And eventually, a report of the outcome of the investigations will be communicated to the GES in headquarters for other actions to be taken,” Yaw Opoku Mensah, deputy spokesperson for the Education Ministry noted.