Deputy Minister for Education, John Ntim Fordjour has said that 22 out of 38 students of the Islamic Senior High School who got injured and hospitalised on Monday, 13, June, have been discharged from the hospital.
“Out of the thirty-eight (38) students hospitalised, twenty-two (22) have been discharged and have joined their colleagues on campus,” Mr. Fordjour said.
This follows the alleged tear gas and fired bullets by the police at students during the protests, which caused injuries.
Meanwhile, a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service, the Ashanti Regional Deputy Police Commander, DCOP Kwesi Akomeah Apreku, has been removed and interdicted two Senior Officers.
According to the statement, the Police handling of the incident was poor and fell short of the standard operating procedure on crowd control.
“It was further established that even though nobody was hit by a bullet, the Police handling of the incident was poor and fell short of our standard operating procedure on crowd control.”
“As a result, the Deputy Regional Police Commander, DCOP/Mr Kwasi Akomeah Apraku, who was acting as the Regional Commander has been removed from his position and has been interdicted. Two other officers, ACP/Mr George Ankomah, the Regional Operations Officer, and ACP/Mr Alex Cudjoe Acquah, the Suame Divisional Police Commander, have also been interdicted to make way for a thorough investigation into the incident,” the statement from the police added.
The Ministry of Education has assured the public, parents and guardians that all injured students are responding to medical treatment and are in good condition.
Full academic work starts today, Tuesday, June 14, 2022.