The Ghana police in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti region have arrested about 40 students of Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Asante Asokore.
The students, according to the Assembly members of the Effiduase South electoral area, were arrested after they vandalized school properties over poor WASSCE results scored by their predecessors in the 2022 final exams.
The assembly member who doubles as the Coordinator for Free Senior High School in the District, Ebenezer Opoku said the unfortunate incident occurred on Sunday, January 22, 2023.
“A total of six cars have been destroyed by the students including four vehicles belonging to the school and two private vehicles belonging to teachers”.
“Properties amounting to millions of cedis have been destroyed, bungalows for senior house mistress, her car, school’s notice board, stores and food stored there have all been vandalised,” Ebenezer Opoku added.
“It took the security doors to save the principal’s room from distraction, but the dining hall was not exempted from the chaos “.
” Most of the things they destroyed are beyond repair, including the principal’s vehicle which was provided by the government”. He said
Mr Opoku however, disclosed that the Ashanti Regional Education Director, Dr Annor Ankrah together with the District Director of Education for Sekyere East Mr William Agyapong have visited the school to assess the situation.
He however added that calm has been restored at the campus by police.
Meanwhile, the Ashanti Regional Security Council (RESEC) chaired by the Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has ordered for closure of the school for an investigation to commence.
