One student of the Sandema Senior High Technical School in the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region has been confirmed dead following student unrest that broke out on the campus around 11:30p.m. on Tuesday.
The District Chief Executive for Builsa North District, Mr David Amoabil Afoko, who confirmed the incident to the Ghanaian Times in a telephone interview, said the actual cause of the death of the student was yet to be established.
He indicated that the school had been temporarily closed down for two weeks whilst a Committee had been instituted to investigate into the incident and to come out with the appropriate recommendations to avert future recurrence.
The DCE said the decision was reached after the District Security Council (DISEC) together with the District Directorate of Education and the school’s management held a crunch meeting on Wednesday.
Meanwhile sources close to the Ghanaian Times indicates that the deceased whose name was only given as Nashiru was reportedly hit in the chest by stray bullets from the barrels of the police team who were dispatched to the scene to restore calm.
An eye witness told the Ghanaian Times that whilst the deceased died
FROM SAMUEL AKAPULE, SANDEMA
