Relationship Between Form 3 And Form 1 Students Leads To Clash At Assin Nsuta Agric SHS, 5 Injured

Relationship Between Form 3 And Form 1 Students Leads To Clash At Assin Nsuta Agric SHS, 5 Injured

  • There have been tensions at the Assin Nsuta Agricultural Senior High School in the Central Region
  • Five students were hospitalised after a reported clash between Form Three and Form Two students
  • The tension allegedly stemmed from a relationship between two students from the different forms

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A clash allegedly erupted at Assin Nsuta Agricultural Senior High School in the Central Region, leaving multiple students injured.

Citi News reported that five students were hospitalised after the incident.

Police Intervene In Clash At Assin Nsuta Agric SHS
A clash at the Assin Nsuta Agricultural Senior High School leaves five injured.
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The clash was reportedly sparked by a romantic relationship between a Form Three student and a Form One student.

The exact cause of the tensions remains unknown. Video showed students wielding clubs and knives during the chaos.

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This prompted police intervention to try and restore order. Authorities are also investigating the incident.

Account of SHS clash from assemblyman

According to the Assemblyman for Assin Nsuta-Bepokokoo Electoral Area, Bashiru Kwame Amakrah, tensions began after a Form Three student was caught in a sexual encounter with a Form One student in an uncompleted building on campus.

Sources indicate that the Form Three student slapped the Form Two student who witnessed the incident.

Three days later, the Form Two students mobilised and launched an attack on the Form Three students, resulting in a clash.

The situation escalated, with students using clubs and knives against each other, until the police intervened to restore order on campus.

Similar clash between Nkoranza schools

Police also arrested two students in connection with a violent clash between students of Nkoranza Technical Institute and Nkoranza SHTS.

The clash occurred on June 12, 2024, and left eight students injured.

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Some male students of the Nkoranza Technical Institute visited some female students of the SHTS, and a misunderstanding erupted. This sparked further concern about rising indiscipline in schools.

Wa Technical School teachers threaten to quit

YEN.com.gh had earlier reported on tensions at Wa Technical Institute after a student assaulted a housemaster.

Teachers at the second-cycle technical school threatened to leave campus unless the student was dismissed.

Headmaster, Saaka Adams, intervened and urged teachers and parents who stormed the campus to calm down.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.