Police in the Ashanti Region has pledged to pursue for all other students involved in the riots at Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School.
On Tuesday, January 24, a court in Asokore Mampong remanded 39 students on remand for their involvement in the violent act.
Speaking to journalists in Kumasi, the Head of Legal and Prosecution at the Ashanti Regional Police Command, ACP Kofi Blagodzi said such acts will not be tolerated.
He cautioned that the police would make sure that any other students involved in the act were arrested and subjected to the full force of the law.
ACP Kofi Blagodzi also warned other students in other schools to refrain from engaging in vandalism, which results in the loss of government property.
“Yes, we are pursuing all other students who are connected to the offence. Just a warning to all other students in other institutions that they should complement the government’s efforts. Government is spending so much in SHSs, and they can’t pay the government back with this mayhem, this vandalism, no,” the Head of Legal and Prosecution at the Ashanti Regional Police Command warned.
Out of 39 accused persons who were arrested and put before the court, 27 are juveniles and 12 are young offenders.
The accused persons have been charged with conspiracy to commit a crime involving illegal entry, causing unlawful damage, and stealing.
Lawyers for the accused pleaded with the court to release the students on bail, but the prosecution objected.
The students caused a power outage, broke into the school’s storerooms, and scattered food items.
Authorities believe their actions are related to the students’ dissatisfaction with their predecessors’ poor performance in the 2022 end-of-year examination.
