Volta Regional Security Council closes Sokode Sec-Tech school over clashes with community
Mr James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister Sunday gave instruction for the temporary closure of the Sokode Secondary Technical Senior High School near Ho, due to clashes with some community members.
The Minister’s instruction stemmed from some misunderstanding that erupted between some students and community members, which escalated leading to attacks on each other.
The situation led to a swift military cum Police deployment to minimise the violence, injuries and loss of life.
Mr Gunu indicated that the decision to temporarily close the school was an advice from the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), saying the closure would not affect academic work, since there were few days left on the school calendar.
He said calm was restored but they need to engage both parties in a ‘father and son’ approach, to totally heal the environment for teaching and learning.
Mr Gunu entreated the community to see the school as its property and protect it at all times.
He said buses had been arranged to evacuate students back to their various homes, while those who were injured during the clash were currently receiving medical attention at the various health facilities within the region.
The Ghana News Agency in an interview with some eyewitnesses, gathered that the burst was occasioned by an alleged ‘smoking gang’ within the school, who became angered by their seniors for unleashing punishment on them after breaking the school rules.
The alleged gang members who became peeved for the punishment, reach out to their external members for revenge, which resulted in the confrontation at a food joint outside the school leading to some recorded injuries on both sides between Friday through to Sunday.
The Minister and members of the REGSEC have since visited the victims at the various hospitals, wishing them speedy recovery.
Meanwhile, the school is presently under heavy security protection.
Source:- GNA
