New details have emerged about the altercation between a teacher and a final-year student at Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, with education authorities revealing that the student allegedly contacted people in the town after the incident, leading to an attempted invasion of the hostel.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, the Public Relations Officer of the Atwima Mponua District Education Directorate, Eric Aboagye, said a group of people believed to have been mobilised from the community stormed the school after receiving information that the teacher had assaulted the student.
According to him, the student used her mobile phone shortly after the incident to inform someone in the town that she had been beaten by the teacher.
“The lady uses a phone so she called someone in the town that the teacher had beaten her and the person also mobilised a squad,” he said.
Mr. Aboagye disclosed that more than 20 people subsequently descended on the hostel in search of the teacher.
“So about 20 or more people invaded the hostel,” he stated.
He explained that the group allegedly forced its way into the facility after arriving on campus, fortunately, the teacher had already been taken into police custody before the group arrived at the scene.
“They broke down the hostel gate to enter but when they got there the teacher was not around. Because by the time the incident came out, the teacher had already been arrested,” Mr. Aboagye added.
The incident stems from a confrontation between the hostel caretaker and a female final-year student of Nyinahin Catholic SHS. The matter has since sparked public debate and drawn the attention of education authorities, the police and teacher unions.
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Ashanti Region has also raised concerns over the teacher’s continued detention and has called for due process to be followed as investigations continue.
Meanwhile, education officials say efforts are being made to maintain calm on campus and ensure that the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is not disrupted.
