9 students arrested in connection with violent activities
THE Central Regional Police Command has arrested nine students in connection with two different set of violent activities involving some schools in the Central Region over the weekend.
Memorial Senior High School.
The arrest of the students came hours after an engagement between the Director-General of CID, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, and management of Swedru School of Business on Monday.
At the meeting, the police urged the school authorities to provide the students who took part in the assault within 24 hours to prevent a situation where the police will storm the school to effect any arrest.
A release from the police explained that, the suspects were handed over to the Swedru Divisional Police Command by authorities around 9pm Monday.
Cape Coast Stadium when the suspects asked them if they attend Adisadel College and subsequently attacked them right after at 3:30 pm last Friday.
It further disclosed that, the two friends managed to escape but the victim was caught, and was kicked onto the oor and beaten
Three of the students were arrested in connection with the assault on a student at Obrachire Senior High School during some violent attacks, while the other six students of Aggrey Memorial Senior High School were arrested in connection with an assault on one Rexford Owusu-Ansah, a nal year student of Adisadel College.
The three, who were identi ed as students of Swedru School of Business are, Joseph Amoh, 20, Benedict Appiah, 18 and Bilal Mamud, 18.
However, the police is yet to provide the names of the six arrested in Cape Coast but had identi ed them as students of Aggrey
Similarly, the six students of Aggrey Memorial Senior High School were handed over to Kotokuraba Police Station by school authorities on last Friday 7:30 pm following the attack on the victim at Pedu Junction.
A statement signed by the acting Public Relations Of cer, ASP Patrick Bentum, explained that the suspects, all juveniles, were arrested and detained to assist with investigation.
The police medical form that was endorsed by a medical doctor, it explained, showed a fractured nerve bone in his right eye.
The victim cannot open the eye, and the eyeball seems to be falling out.
Initial Police enquiry according to the statement, revealed that the victim was coming out from the stadium with two of his friends.
It said, the victim and his two friends were returning from the mercilessly.
“They took his Iphone 17 Pro Max and his pocket money of about GH¢1,400 and his shoes” it indicated.
The statement indicated that the victim was rushed to the stadium clinic and was later referred to the Cape Coast Regional Hospital.
“He was discharged on Sunday, February 22, 2026”, it stated.
“His two friends, who escaped the assault, con rmed they can identify the Aggrey Memorial students who attacked him”, it mentioned.
The statement condemned such violence and gave an assurance that due process would be followed.
FROM DAVID YARBOI TETTEH, CAPE COAST
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