Police arrest matron and cook over alleged theft of food for students at Sefwi Bekwai SHS

Two staff members of Sefwi Bekwai Senior High School have been arrested by the police over an alleged theft of large quantities of food items meant for students.

The police have named the suspects as Bennedicta Nyamadi, a school matron, and Rahel Kyeremateng, a cook. They were arrested on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, and are currently in police custody.

The Western North Regional Police Command said the arrests followed intelligence received by the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Chief Executive on the night of December 22, 2025.

Acting on the information, a joint team made up of police officers, the Member of Parliament for the area, and the Municipal Chief Executive searched the residence of Kyeremateng at Sefwi Atronsu.

Large quantities of food items suspected to have been taken from the school were retrieved from the house.

Police said preliminary investigations suggest that Nyamadi and Kyeremateng acted together to remove the items from the school’s food store and kept them at Kyeremateng’s residence with the intention of selling them at a later date.

The items retrieved included 21 bags of rice weighing 50 kilogrammes each, four sacks of gari, two sacks of maize, one and a half bags of millet, one bag of sugar, three bags of beans, 40 large tins of tomato paste, four cartons of milk, six gallons of cooking oil, and 54 tins of canned mackerel.

Police said the total value of the items is yet to be determined.

During interrogation, Kyeremateng identified Nyamadi as the source of the food items. This led to Nyamadi’s arrest at the school premises.

Police said they are searching for Hannah Dufie, an assistant matron, who is alleged to have taken part in the act and is currently on the run.