The Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirmed the arrest of three students involved in the attack on the student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School during the district inter-schools athletics competition by students of the Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS).
The Central Regional Director of Education, Dr Juliette Dufie Otami, confirmed the update in an interview with JoyNews on Monday, February 23.
“We are working with the Police; they made about three arrests as of yesterday. That is the information I have gathered. Whether they are students or not is one of the things we are investigating. Because when these things happen, you will likely find town boys involved,” she said.
The clash reportedly occurred in Agona Swedru on Thursday, February 19, when tensions between students of the two schools escalated into a physical confrontation. The attack disrupted the event and raised serious concerns over the safety of students, staff, and spectators.
Earlier, GES had issued a statement expressing deep concern over the developments, stressing that the incidents undermined the spirit of healthy competition and posed risks to all participants.
In response to the situation, the Central Regional Directorate of GES 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 a thorough investigation.
GES has assured that appropriate measures will be taken to ensure accountability and restore order in school sporting events.
