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The Headmistress of an Islamic school, Hajia Zenabu Joyce Mahama, has expressed concern about the murder of female teachers in Sunyani, appealed to the security agencies to investigate and bring the perpetrators to book.
Hajia Mahama said in a statement on Thursday she was upset by the latest death of another teacher, Alice Ama Nimo, who was shot dead by unknown assailants in her house at Mayfair in Sunyani a week ago.
The statement said another female teacher, Philomena Awuah, was found stabbed to death in her bedroom in a house near Florence Maternity Home in Sunyani.
"There was another instance when the husband of a female teacher set himself and his wife ablaze at Atronie and these incidents are still being investigated by the police", the statement said.
Hajia Mahama appealed to relevant authorities connected to these incidents to expedite action in their investigations.
She called on the police and other security agencies to, in the interim, give maximum protection to women in general and female teachers in particular in and around Sunyani "whilst they work towards the abatement of such mysterious deaths among female teachers."
Hajia Mahama expressed confidence in the security agencies’ ability are find a solution to these unfortunate incidents befalling female teachers in Sunyani.
Source: GNA
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