The Ghana Police Service has arrested 4 male college students of Christian Methodist Senior High School (SHS) in reference to violent clashes with residents of New Aplaku in Weija, Ga South Municipal District.
The police retrieved weapons from the scholars, together with knives and scissors, as they proceed efforts to revive calm within the space.
A video of the arrest shared on social media by Adom TV exhibits the scholars on their knees, surrounded by not less than six law enforcement officials trying to retrieve the weapons from them.
Two folks have been reportedly injured following the conflict between college students and residents, which started on Thursday, twenty seventh February, and spilled into Friday.
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This incident was sparked after a male pupil of the varsity was brutally attacked by his colleagues over an alleged cell phone theft.
A video shared on social media captures a number of male college students assaulting the accused pupil and vandalising property, whereas bystanders scramble for security.
The incident occurred on Thursday, twenty seventh February 2025, when the accused pupil was allegedly attacked, forcing him to flee to a close-by store.
One other section of the video exhibits the sufferer with a disfigured face, an injured mouth, and a blood-stained shirt, sitting in a provision store as he narrates his ordeal.
Based on his account, he was merely instructed by an unnamed particular person to take the telephone in query on their behalf. Nonetheless, he was later accused of theft by his colleagues.
Experiences point out that within the aftermath of the assault, some college students proceeded to vandalise the store and even stabbed a neighborhood member within the eye with a pair of scissors sparking reprisal assaults.
In response to the escalating violence, a joint navy and police crew has taken over the varsity.
