Imam, 51, who allegedly defiled girl,5, granted 50K bail

The bail sum of GHS 50,000 with three sureties is to be justified with a title deed.

The matter has been adjourned to January 10, 2022 for Case Management Conference.

Meanwhile, the Court has ordered the Prosecution to file and serve their disclosures on the accused.

Mugis’s lawyer prayed the Court for bail for his client, saying the accused was an Imam and a teacher residing at Maamobi. According to defense counsel, the accused would not run away as he had a fixed place of abode.

Brief facts

The brief facts of the case presented to the court by Prosecuting Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire were that the complainant was the mother of the victim. She is unemployed and resides with the victim.

Chief Inspector Atimbire said the accused was an Arabic teacher and he resided in the same area with the complainant.

Prosecution said on November 19, this year at about 6:30am while the complainant was bathing the victim, she complained of pains in her vagina.

Prosecution said when the victim was questioned, she narrated that the ordeal she had gone through in the hands of the accused on November 18, 2021 after closing from Arabic classes in the evening.

The Prosecution said the victim indicated that on the said date, accused took her to his room near the Arabic School, removed her pant, applied pomade into her vagina and he had sex with her.

Chief Inspector Atimbire said a report was made to the Domestic Violence and Victims’ Support Unit at Nima, Accra and a medical report form was issued to the complainant to send the victim to the hospital for examination and treatment.

When the medical report form was endorsed and returned to the Police, the accused was arrested and charged.

Several women groups and Gender Activists have picked up the matter and have promised to seek justice for the 5-yr-old girl considering the fact that she is from a poor home. Key among these groups is INERELA+ Ghana.

Ghana| Regina Asamoah