Obrachire SHS assault: Three SWESBUS students to face court

Three students arrested in connection with the assault on a student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School during a district inter-schools athletics competition are set to face trial.

The suspects, Joseph Amoh, 20, Benedict Appiah, 18, and Bilal Mamud, 18, were taken into custody following a violent clash involving students of Obrachire Senior High Technical School and the Swedru School of Business in Agona Swedru.

In a statement released on Tuesday, February 24, the Central Regional Police Command condemned the students’ actions, cautioning the public, particularly students, against engaging in acts of violence that threaten safety within educational institutions.

The police revealed that the arrests followed high-level engagements between the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, and the management of Swedru School of Business.

“About 9:00 pm of the same day, the authorities of Swedru School of Business brought to the Swedru Divisional Police Command three suspects, all students in the aforementioned school,” the statement reads.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Education Service Central Regional Directorate has directed the immediate suspension of all zonal inter-school sporting activities among Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTSs) in the region, pending the outcome of investigations.