The Ghana Police Service has identified and released details of three suspects, all students of Swedru School of Business, in connection with the violent assault on another student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School during a district inter-schools athletics competition.
The suspects, all males, have been identified as Joseph Amoh, 20; Benedict Appiah, 18; and Bilal Mamud, 18.
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According to Chief Inspector Isaac Evans Ettie of the Police Public Affairs Unit in the Central Region, the arrests followed an engagement between the police and school authorities to hand over the culprits.
He added that the students were brought to the Swedru Divisional Police Command on February 23, 2026, and are currently in police custody and will be arraigned before the courts.
“The suspects were arrested and will be put before court,” the police statement issued on Facebook on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, said.
Background
The suspects were captured in a viral video physically assaulting and stoning a student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School during a sporting event.
The clash reportedly erupted after tensions between students of Obrachire Senior High Technical School and SWESBUS escalated into a physical confrontation.
The violence disrupted the athletics competition and has since sparked public concern over student discipline and security arrangements at inter-school events.
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Subsequently, the Ghana Education Service (GES) Central Regional Directorate has ordered the immediate suspension of all zonal inter-school sporting activities among Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTSs) in the region.
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