[ 2017-03-24 ]

Students beat up school bursar over food, ICT payments
Students of a vocational school in the
Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District of the Upper West
region have beaten up the school's bursar in a
demonstration last night over food.

Bismark Amponsah who is the bursar of the Issah
Youth Leadership Training Institute was rushed to
a near-by clinic and later transferred to the Wa
Regional Hospital.

Narrating the incident to Myjoyonline.com, the Wa
Divisional commander Chief Superintendent Stephen
Tane Ngissah said a spontaneous demonstration
started at about 9:30pm Thursday.

Agitation among student has been growing. The
students have been expressing dissatisfaction over
the quality of food served them at the dining
hall.
They had also been complaining about the payment
of an item on the student bill, ICT fees, although
no classes were held on ICT.

Displeased by the conduct of the students, the
authorities before the mid-term break directed the
students to report to school with their guardians
to sign a bond of good behaviour.

Those who failed to do so were denied entry into
the school after the mid-term break.

The Wa Divisional commander explained these issues
contributed to the impulsive action organised by
some aggrieved students during lights out.

He said at least 18 police officers were
dispatched to stop the disturbances as the
rampaging students destroyed school property and
attacking every school official on sight.

The police officers had to rescue the bursar from
the attacks of the students. The students had tied
a rope around his neck and was strangling him.

Teachers and the principal had fled to the police
station after their efforts to calm tempers
failed.

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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