Story: Vincent Adedze, Savelugu
THE District Magistrate’s Court at Savelugu in the Northern Region has convicted four persons who assaulted a teacher at the Local Authority (L.A.) Junior High School at Pong-Tamale last month to a fine of GH¢240.00 each or in default serve a jail term of six months.
The four are Mohammed Abukari, Osman Abdul-Aziz, Seidu Abdul-Mumin and Osman Abdul-Rashid. One of the accused persons, Gariba Abukari, is, however, at large. They pleaded guilty to the charge of assaulting a public officer and pleaded for leniency.
In her judgement, the District Magistrate Madam Vivian Lariba Yamusah, explained that three of the four convicts would be sent to a senior correctional centre if they failed to pay the fines, while the remaining one would face the six months jail term.
Last month, November 2007, the convicts attacked a teacher at the L.A. School for disciplining a school boy who reportedly slapped the girls’ senior prefect in the presence of his teachers.
They further pursued the teacher to his house and beat him up, tearing his clothes in the process.
The situation led to a strike embarked on by teachers in Pong-Tamale, in solidarity with their colleague. However, the teachers resumed work a few weeks after they became convinced that the security situation in their respective schools had improved.
Police officers who were earlier detailed to effect the arrest of the convicts were chased out of town.
As a result, the police served the convicts with criminal summons that compelled them to appear before court for trial.
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