School chaplain and a teacher arrested for allegedly defiling two students in Ghana

Crime

By Linda Ikeji
13 November 2026, 10:38 pm

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command in Ghana is currently investigating an alleged sodomy case involving two teachers and two minors of Aduman Senior High School in the Ashanti Region.

According to the police, on November 9th, the Afigya Kwabre South District Director of Education, David Akomea, together with the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kwabena Obeng Frimpong, reported the incident to the Kodie District Police Command after receiving information about the alleged incident.

Following the complaint, two teachers of the school, namely Isaac Yankey, aged 39, the school chaplain, and Kwabena Kwakye Palance, aged 37, ICT teacher, were arrested on November 10 and detained to assist with investigations.

The case was transferred to the Ashanti North Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for further investigations.