The suspended headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Zakaria Abdulai, says he has been cautioned by the police and granted self-recognisance bail following a complaint of rape against him.

Abdulai disclosed this in an interview with radio host Blakk Rasta, following reports of his arrest over allegations of sexual abuse involving female students at the school.

The allegations were brought to public attention through Inside the Dreaded Headmaster’s Bungalow, an investigative report by JoyNews Investigative Correspondent Manasseh Azure Awuni.

The Interior Minister, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, first announced news of Abdulai’s arrest when he appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.

Explaining his situation, Abdulai said the police cautioned him after a female student and her parents lodged a complaint against him.

“I have been cautioned because one girl and her parents said I have raped her. So they reported, I was cautioned, and as a headmaster I was given self-recognisance bail. I'm waiting for court days,” he told Blakk Rasta.

He suggested that his account of the events differed from the complainant’s version and said the committee that investigated the matter had heard his side.

“If I give you the turn of events for this particular girl who is claiming I have raped her, you'll be shocked,” he said.

When asked whether he considered the student a bad person, Abdulai said he did not know her personally but understood that she was between 20 and 21 years old and had a child. He added that he could not judge her character.

He also said he expected his account of the matter to be made public soon.

The police have reportedly forwarded the docket relating to one of the complaints to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice for advice on the next steps.

Following the JoyNews investigation, Abdulai, who served as Juaben Constituency Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), withdrew from the race to become constituency chairman amid pressure from within the party.

He has also filed a defamation suit against Manasseh Azure Awuni and Multimedia Group Ghana Limited over the reports of alleged sexual abuse involving female students.

The allegations remain subject to the legal process.