By Gifty Amofa
Accra, April 7, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Abdul Razak, 55, an ex-convict, for allegedly engaging in anal sex with a 13-year-old boy.
Razak, also known as Nii Atofotse, faces additional charges of threatening death and stealing, all of which he denied.
Police Chief Inspector Salifu Nashiru informed the court, presided over by Ms. Enid Marful-Sau, that the complainant is a trader and the guardian of the victim, a Junior High School student.
The court was also told that Razak, an ex-convict, resides in Manhean, while the complainant and the victim’s parents are neighbors in Accra.
The prosecution stated that the victim often spent time at the complainant’s house due to his parents’ busy schedules.
On January 7, 2025, around 1300 hours, the victim was sent to deliver a laptop computer and a charger to his brother.
The complainant was at home when he received a phone call from the victim’s father, informing him that the victim had damaged someone’s car.
The caller allegedly demanded GH¢500.00, threatening to report the incident to the Adabraka Police Station if the money was not paid.
The complainant was instructed to go to the police station to assist the victim.
The court heard that the complainant complied and went to the police station, but did not find the victim there.
The complainant then returned home and searched the entire area but was unable to locate either the victim or the caller.
Later, the victim returned home and, when questioned, revealed to the complainant that Razak had approached him while he was on his way back after delivering the laptop computer and charger.
According to the prosecution, Razak asked whether the charger the victim was carrying was a phone charger, and the victim clarified that it was a laptop charger.
Razak then pulled a knife from his pocket, lured the victim into an uncompleted building at Odumase, and asked for the victim’s parent’s phone number.
He used the number to call the victim’s father and demanded GH¢500.00 from him.
Razak also threatened the victim with the knife, forcing him to tell his father that he had indeed damaged his car.
He then ordered the victim to perform oral sex on him.
The prosecution further stated that after becoming erect, Razak sat on a cement block in the uncompleted building and commanded the victim to sit on his manhood.
When the victim attempted to have anal sex with him, he was unable to penetrate.
Razak then made the victim bend over and inserted his finger in the boy’s anus for some time before forcing his manhood into the victim’s rear to engage in anal sex.
After the act, Razak took the laptop charger from the victim, searched his pockets, and stole GH¢50.00.
The prosecution also reported that Razak threatened the victim, saying there were three marks on his arm and that if the victim informed anyone about the incident, the marks would reveal it to him, and he would come after the victim to kill him.
Later, the court heard that Razak took the victim to a nearby provision store, where he bought a drink and sachet water for him before leaving.
The prosecution stated that on March 5, 2025, Razak was spotted near the victim’s school.
The victim raised the alarm, leading to Razak’s arrest. The complainant was promptly informed.
The court was told that during investigations at the Amasaman Divisional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service, Razak was found to have been involved in a similar crime in March 2017.
He was freed from Nsawam Prison in November 2024.
The prosecution stated that a Police medical report form was issued to the complainant to facilitate the victim’s hospital examination, treatment, and subsequent report.
On March 7, 2025, the endorsed medical report form was submitted by the complainant.
Following this, the accused was cautioned and later arraigned after thorough investigations.
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