Two Students Shot By Classmate At Adventist SHS In Bantama, Police Make Arrest

• Two students at Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School in Bantama were wounded in a shooting incident
• A fellow student is reported to have accidentally fired a gun he had brought to school leading to one of the students suffering a head wound
• The Suame Police have arrested the armed student and are probing the circumstances that led to the shooting

Two students at Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School in Bantama in the Ashanti Region were wounded in a shooting incident on the school's campus on April 4, 2025.

Citi News reported that the incident occurred during break time and involved a second-year student who brought a gun to school.

An argument reportedly ensued among the students over whether the weapon was functional. It remains unclear what type of gun he brought to the school.

In an attempt to prove it was, Amoabeng allegedly fired the gun, accidentally shooting and wounding two students.

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One student suffered a wound in the head and was rushed to Kwadaso Hospital but was later referred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital due to the severity of her condition.

The Suame Police have arrested the armed student and initiated a full investigation into the incident.

Past violence in high schools

In September 2024, there was a violent incident at O’Reilly Senior High School in which a student was stabbed and killed by a fellow student.

The 18-year-old suspect, a Visual Arts student, was arrested and charged with murder following the incident.

The victim has been identified as Edward Boketey Sackey, a General Arts student.

Following the incident, a video of a student of O'Reilly Senior High School showing off a machete sparked widespread condemnation in the wake of the stabbing.

The video showed the male student in uniform displaying the machete tucked into his shorts.

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Police investigate assault at Accra Academy

In another school incident, the management of Accra Academy handed over the student involved in a bullying incident that went viral to the police.

In a statement addressing concerns over the incident that involved a student flogging a fellow student with a cutlass, the school assured that swift action had been taken.

Asaase News reported that the offending student was handed over to the police for further interrogation.

According to the school, the incident occurred in January 2024 but was not reported to authorities until the video went viral online.

The school also noted that the four students in the video are all-day students.

As part of immediate disciplinary measures, the school has directed all the perpetrators seen in the video to stay away from campus during investigations.

AAMUSTED student fatally stabbed

YEN.com.gh also reported the death of a final-year student of the Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, who was stabbed after he was accused of theft at Bantama in the Ashanti Region.

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Reports indicated that an elderly woman accused the young man of stealing her bag and reported him to her 30-year-old boyfriend. This resulted in a dispute between the two men after the student denied stealing the purse.

However, on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, the two men once again clashed, and this led to the student's fatal stabbing at Gye Nyame, a community in Bantama.

Source: YEN.com.gh