Police Release Names and Ages of Swedru School of Business Students Involved in Interco Attack
- Three students were arrested over the viral assault of an Obrachire Senior High Technical School student
- Police released the names of suspects after the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department visited the community, demanding action
- Ghana Education Service suspends inter-school sports activities in the region amid ongoing investigations
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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 heading to court.
Police have also released the identities of the students from the Swedru School of Business, who are all adults.
Source: Facebook
3News reported that the suspects are Joseph Amoh, 20; Benedict Appiah, 18; and Bilal Mamud, 18.
The arrests took place on the evening of February 23.
In a statement released on Tuesday, February 24, the Central Regional Police Command condemned the students’ conduct, cautioning the public, particularly students, against engaging in acts of violence that threaten safety within educational institutions.
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.
Victim of attack in Swedru speaks
Akpekakovi Fiadzigbe, the Obrachire SHS student who was violently attacked, called for justice following his ordeal.
He told TV3 that he was attacked right after leaving a hospital with no provocation.
He was trying to take some medicine when he was caught by the assailants, leading to the now viral attack.
“They threw stones at me when I was looking for a place to sit to use the medicine on my eye. It happened unexpectedly... I didn’t do anything.”
“I was just standing there and they started throwing the stones. I wasn’t looking. When I turned, I saw my colleagues running but I didn’t know what was happening. By the time I realised, the stone came to hit me.”
CID boss' visit to Swedru
These arrests came after the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department, COP Lydia Donkor, visited the schools involved.
At the Swedru Business School, Donkor demanded that the headmaster produce the offending students within 24 hours.
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In a statement on Facebook, police assured that the violent incident was being taken seriously.
Donkor also noted that investigations have formally commenced to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and to identify all persons connected to it.
Following the violence, the Ghana Education Service ordered the suspension of all inter-school sporting activities in the Central Region.
Police arrest suspects at Kade SHTS
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that five students were arrested for assaulting a Kade Senior High Technical School teacher in October 2025.
Michael Quayson had earned a reputation as a disciplinarian and was reportedly attacked for refusing to allow cheating during examinations.
President John Mahama was on record condemning violence against teachers and had demanded more accountability in the education system.
Source: YEN.com.gh
