21-year-old A.M.E Zion Senior High School Student Dies After Being Attacked By Bees
- Emmanuella Quainoo, a 21-year-old student, tragically died after a bee attack on her campus
- Medical staff recommended urgent care after the incident, but her condition deteriorated rapidly after the attack
- Her grandmother expressed heartbreak over the loss when she spoke to the media
A 21-year-old final-year student at the A.M.E Zion Senior High School in the Central Region has died after being attacked by bees on the school premises.
The deceased, Emmanuella Quainoo, had enrolled at the private school for remedial classes to improve her science scores following an earlier WASSCE attempt.
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Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, she was reportedly swarmed by bees while on campus.
Despite being rushed to a nearby hospital, Emmanuella could not survive the attack.
Medical staff reportedly recommended urgent treatment, including a blood transfusion, but her condition rapidly deteriorated.
Citi News reported that her grandmother, Vida Ayi Mensah, expressed deep sorrow over the incident.
“We heard she had been attacked by bees at school, so we rushed there and took her to the hospital. She passed away the next day."
“We saw the doctors attending to her. She asked us to buy medications, which we had already done, and they also said she’d need a blood transfusion. While at the pharmacy, I was called that she had died, so I didn’t proceed.”
Past bee attacks
Most recently, bees attacked Daavi Blessed Police Station at Gomoa Amoada Junction in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.
One person was left in critical condition, while 40 others, including four police officers, sustained injuries after the attack on February 25.
On December 14, 2025, one person died following a bee attack on supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region after a campaign programme.
The deceased was a chief who was riding a motorbike when he was attacked.
The attack occurred shortly after the party concluded its campaign activities in readiness for the scheduled Kpandai election rerun, which has since been suspended by the Supreme Court.
On December 12, a bee attack has reportedly left two people paralysed, with five others, including a chief, hospitalised in Afram Plains North, causing varying degrees of injury.
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Several victims of the bee attack were reportedly rushed to the Abotanso Community Clinic in the Eastern Region for treatment.
Some of the victims were later transferred to the Donkokrom Presbyterian Hospital for further treatment. Among the victims was the purported chief of the area.
Bees attack BECE candidates
YEN.com.gh reported that a swarm of wild bees attacked candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Wa School for the Deaf centre on June 13.
This attack left two students injured and disrupted the exam sitting.
The incident occurred shortly after the English-language paper when staff from the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) pruned a tree near the examination centre, disturbing a beehive.
Source: YEN.com.gh
