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A security man, 37, sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for defiling a minor

During his interrogation at the crime scene and in his subsequent caution statement, the accused admitted to having had sexual intercourse with the victim, blaming his actions on the devil.
According to the police, "On 27th June 2026, at 11 am, the accused person spotted the victim with her friends and sent them to buy carrots for him.
Wofa Abu is convicted for defiling a minor Correspondence from Ashanti Region The Bekwai Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region, presided over by Justice Isaac Appietu, has sentenced 37-year-old Mohammed Abubakari, popularly known as Wofa Abu, a security man, to 15 years' imprisonment for defiling an 8-year-old girl (name withheld).
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