Six people have been reportedly arrested in connection with a violent incident at the Obuasi Senior High Technical School in the Ashanti Region.
Reports suggest some students went on a rampage, beat up their headmaster, Abdullai Zakari, and vandalised school property after they accused him of allegedly burying a newborn on the school’s campus.
Abdullai Zakari, who reportedly sustained multiple injuries, is currently on admission at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi.
Reports suggest the violence occurred between 12:30 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., when one of the students claimed he saw the headmaster’s vehicle around the school’s refuse dump raising an alarm, prompting his colleagues to mobilise to the area.
According to reports, the students allegedly discovered that the headmaster had buried a baby estimated to be about five to six months old, confronted the headmaster and assaulted him.
The information gathered also disclosed that the police arrived at the scene, exhumed the body, deposited it at the morgue and also prevented further escalation of the incident.
Reports suggest students went ahead to destroy school property, including items at the headmaster’s bungalow, and first-year students also reportedly attacked after their seniors claimed they supported the headmaster.
Meanwhile, there is a heavy security presence at Obuasi Senior High Technical School, with the Police commencing an investigation into the incident.
Also, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, the Head of the Municipal Security Council, with some senior police officers, visited the school.
Nevertheless, the incident has disrupted academic activities at the school, with teaching and learning halted as investigators continue their work.
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🇬🇭 Students of Obuasi Senior High Technical School attacked their headmaster over claims of suspected ritual activities on campus.
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The unrest reportedly led to the destruction of school property, while the headmaster’s bungalow was nearly set on fire before police intervened.… pic.twitter.com/LA1pVwGO5x
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— TheeNewsRoom (@TheeNewsRoom) August 5, 2026
Following the unrest at Obuasi Senior High Technical School, the Ghana Police Service has intervened to restore calm on campus as authorities work to bring the situation under control.
School activities have been put on hold, with boarding students reportedly kept… https://t.co/BNnLa7tT0r pic.twitter.com/GfRvaN2Nqz
A Ghanaian man shares the aftermath of an anti-illegal mining operation by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) at a galamsey site. #GHNow pic.twitter.com/gX7rH0qUE2
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