Woman ‘caught’ teaching children under Atomic Junction overpass speaks

The woman who was found teaching street children under the Atomic Roundabout overpass has explained the circumstances that led to her teaching children in the area considered a hot spot for tragedy.

Explaining her actions to authorities, she indicated that it was a gesture borne out of good intent to integrate street children into the society by equipping them with lessons to improve their lives.

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She added that each child was given GH₵5 daily to encourage them to attend lessons.

According to her, they were not running a school, as earlier reported, but were teaching the street children to encourage them to learn and discourage them from begging on the streets.

Explaining how the lessons were offered to children, she said a man had decided to help street children by teaching them and later needed someone who could speak Hausa to translate his lessons into the language the children understood.

“We were not running a school. A man came up with the idea of helping street children, so he gathered them to teach them. A friend contacted me and said the man needed someone who could speak Hausa, the language the children spoke. My role was to translate from English to Hausa, and I agreed,” she said.

“After that, we started giving each child GH₵5 every day to encourage them to come to school. The children enjoyed it and came every morning to learn,” she added.

The makeshift school was discovered on October 8, 2026, when the Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly task force moved in to clear unauthorised structures and remove hawkers from the area.

A video earlier reported by GhanaWeb showed children seated behind tables with books in front of them, while whiteboards were mounted at the site.

Some of the children appeared confused by the arrival of the officials, while the woman was questioned about the lessons.

The video also showed officials asking hawkers to leave as they cleared food stalls, furniture and other items from the area as part of efforts to decongest the busy roundabout and remove unauthorised structures.

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The discovery further sparked reactions from some Ghanaians, who questioned how long the makeshift school had been operating at the location and whether the children were safe learning under the overpass.

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