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Three arrested within 24-hours over assault on Obrachire SHTS student
Barely 24- hours after the directive issued by the Criminal Investigative Department (CID) Boss, COP Lydia Donkor, to Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS) authorities, the suspects are now in custody.
According to the CID Boss, three suspects have been arrested in connection with the assault on a student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School, an incident captured in a viral video that generated widespread public concern.
She noted that on February 23, 2026, at about 9:00 pm, authorities of Swedru School of Business, led by the Assistant Headmaster in charge of Domestic Affairs, Mr. Michael Nii Kwaku Buxton, arrested and handed over three students,Joseph Amoh, 20,
Benedict Appiah, 18, and Bilal Mamud, 18, to the Agona Swedru Divisional CID to assist with investigations.
Following this, the CID has acknowledged and appreciated the prompt action taken by the school authorities in ensuring that the suspects were handed over without delay.
According to the Police, investigations remain ongoing and all other individuals connected to the assault are directed to voluntarily report to assist.
Failure to do so, the Police have hinted they would be tracked, arrested, and made to face the full rigours of the law.
Ghana’s Special Envoy for Reparations is urging closer collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and it’s agencies to drive the reparations agenda through tourism and heritage, with plans to raise $100 million to restore the nation’s forts and castles.
The Deputy Minister, Yussif Issaka Jajah, welcomed the engagement and reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to restoring Ghana’s forts and castles, following concerns raised by UNESCO over deteriorating conditions noting that despite funding challenges and stalled rehabilitation efforts, the Ministry is prepared to partner in mobilising resources to restore heritage sites and strengthen tourism.
The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to restoring Ghana’s forts and castles despite funding setbacks, pledging to collaborate in mobilising resources to protect heritage and boost tourism.
Members of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) are attending the 2026 African Languages Conference in Accra, held as part of African Languages Week (February 21–28, 2026).
The two-day hybrid conference, hosted at the ISSER Conference Hall at the University of Ghana, is organised by African Languages Inc, to promote language justice, cultural preservation, and digital rights across Africa and the diaspora.
Under the theme “Language Justice: African Languages for Social and Economic Development,” the conference brings together writers, scholars, policymakers, technologists, educators and community leaders to advance the use of African languages in education, governance, economic planning and digital innovation.
