A twenty seven year old mechanic, Abdul Rahman Abdullah has been decleared wanted by Muslim community leaders at Sabon Zongo, a suburb of Kumasi for allegedly sodomisng teenagers in his vicinity.
Abdullah is said to have been abusing his victims secretly after which he gives them a token to keep their ordeal to themselves.
Sabon Zongo which is predominantly made up of Muslims is located in the Asawase Constituency of the Ashanti Region.
Islam is widely known as a religion that frowns on homosexuality and for that matter an abomination for Muslims to be involved in the immoral act.
According to the Chief Imam of the community, Alhaji Yusuf Seini, the Muslim leadership gathered that the culprit had been having canal knowledge of teenagers in the area.
He explained that one of his victims reported his ordeal to his mum who became furious and confronted the culprit’s family.
The Imam further alleged that the family of the culprit aided him to abscond from the community when they realised that his cover had been blown.
Mr Yakubu Seidu, the victim’s father said he would pursue the matter to its logical conclusion even if it takes the victim 100 years to return.
“I can’t forgive Abdullah for doing that to my son because the boy is now traumatised due to the stigmatisation he is suffering in the community,” he noted
Mma Lawratu Tahiru, Mother of the culprit said her son was currently in the United States of America (USA) seeking asylum, and pleaded with the family of the victim to forgive him.
By Muyid Deen Suleman
