A 16-year-old form two student of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) has been arrested for possessing a locally manufactured firearm without lawful authority.
According to reports the arrest comes following a routine dormitory search by school authorities on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
During the search, the school authorities discovered the locally manufactured firearm.
The student was later handed to the Tafo Pankrono Divisional Police Command for further investigation.
Reports suggest that the SHS student during interrogation alleged that the firearm belonged to his stepfather, Mr Daniel Owusu Baafi who had also been picked up by the police.
Head of Public Affairs for the Ashanti Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police Godwin Ahianyo revealed this in a statement on Sunday, May 18.
Meanwhile, both the SHS student and stepfather have been granted police enquiry bail and are expected to report to authorities on Monday, May 19, 2025, for additional investigations.
This incident comes barely a month after a similar case at Adventist SHS, where a female student was accidentally shot in the eye by a male colleague with a similar locally manufactured pistol.
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A male boarding student at Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School in Kumasi has been arrested after a locally manufactured pistol was found in his possession.
This incident comes barely a month after a similar case at Adventist SHS, where a female student was accidentally shot in the… pic.twitter.com/bKoiN2472L
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) May 18, 2025
