The Hwiremoase Police in the Adansi East District of Ashanti, have arrested a 45-year-old farmer, Otu Kwasi, for allegedly injecting drugs into the private parts of teenage girls ostensibly to prevent them from getting pregnant. Two girls who have fallen victim to the act are helping the investigations.
According to a member of the town's unit committee, Mr Charles Antwi, over a period there were rumours that a man resident in the town was injecting an unknown drug, into the private parts of the teenage girls as a contraceptive. Later, he said a woman informed them that Otu had invited her daughter to "continue the injection."
Mr Antwi said the committee called the girl and instructed her on what to do when she goes to Otu's room. He said while they were instructing the girl, another teenage girl came to report of her ordeal with Otu. Mr Antwi said they contacted the police who lay ambush in the neighbourhood of Otu's house.
He said within minutes of the girl entering Otu's room they heard screams amidst a struggle. Mr Antwi said the police burst into the room but on seeing them Otu dropped the bottle containing the drug and broke it. When questioned Otu claimed that the girls voluntarily came to him for assistance to avoid pregnancy. Otu has been placed in custody.
