Sandema SHTS Shut Down Over Chaos

The Sandema Senior High Technical School in the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region has been closed down indefinitely following the death of one student hours after clashes occurred between the school’s cadet and local police.

The decision according to sources was taken by the management of the school in collaboration with the district security council after a crucial meeting on Wednesday, 17 July 2019.

A clash erupted among students on the campus around midnight on Tuesday after some students refused to comply with an order to go to bed by the school’s cadet corps. Vehicles and houses were set ablaze whilst some students sustained machete wounds during the chaos. A student died from gunshot wounds and another, a girl, collapsed as police officers fired warning shots to restore calm.

The clashes led to the destruction of school property.

The Upper East Regional Police Commander DCOP Ampofo Duku,in an interview with Citi News said they managed to calm the situation.

“Police tried using all available means to stop them from carrying out the violent activities but to no avail…We later had information that two students had been rushed to the hospital; a male and a female. We later learnt that the male student has passed on.” he said.