Third SWESBUS student arrested over Agona Swedru school games attack

A third student of Swedru School of Business, Joseph Amoh, 20, has been arrested in connection with the mob assault on a student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School, bringing the number of suspects in custody to three, the Ghana Police Service has said.

In a statement issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Central Regional Command on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and signed by Chief Inspector Isaac Evans Ettie, the police named Amoh as the third suspect alongside Benedict Appiah, 18, and Bilal Mamud, 18. All three are students of Swedru School of Business and will be put before court.

The suspects were handed over to the Swedru Divisional Police Command by school authorities on February 23, 2026, at about 9:00 pm. This was the same day the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department, Commissioner of Police Lydia Yaako Donkor, met with the management of the school and issued a 24-hour ultimatum to produce students linked to the attack.

The Central Regional Command condemned the conduct of the students involved and urged the public, particularly students, to refrain from acts of violence.

The incident occurred on February 19, 2026, during the District Schools Athletics Games in Agona Swedru. A student from Obrachire Senior High Technical School was attacked by a group believed to be from the Swedru School of Business.

COP Donkor said the main victim is receiving treatment and responding to care.

Police said investigations are ongoing and warned that all persons found culpable will face the law.