The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service, COP, Lydia Yaako Donkor has given the Headmaster of the Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS), Justice Kojo Frimpong, twenty-four hours to produce the students involved in the incident that took place at Agona Swedru.
She said failure to do so would have serious consequences.
“If somebody has worn your school uniform to create such a scene, or to conduct himself in such a manner- attacking a fellow human being. It is giving your school a bad name. As a school, you should be concerned to find out who did that and hand them over to the Police. So, I am giving you twenty-four hours to produce the students who attacked the boys. Your twenty-four hours start now,” she said during a meeting with the Headmaster on February 23.
She said “as a law enforcement agency, we have options that we use to arrest suspects, but because this is a school environment, we do not want to use one of those measures. That is why I am giving you, as school authorities, that task to produce them. And if you fail to produce them, the means by which law enforcement agencies fish out suspects, we are going to adopt them.”
“…because what we are seeing is not acts of indiscipline by students. It is a criminal act which is clearly spelt out in our Criminal Offences Act. I don’t want to storm the school with my men,” she stressed.
The visit to the school by COP Donkor forms part of the Police Service’s investigations into a violent incident at Agona Swedru in the Central region that marred the District Schools Athletics Games on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
A confrontation between students from two participating schools reportedly degenerated into a disorder, disrupting what was intended to showcase sporting talent and camaraderie.
Eyewitnesses said tensions escalated between students of Obrachire Senior High Technical School and Swedru School of Business, widely known as SWESBUS, culminating in a physical clash.
A student from Obrachire SHS was allegedly attacked by a group of students in the course of the disturbance, where the victim was reportedly struck with sticks and pelted with stones before some bystanders came to his rescue to restore calm.
There have since been videos of the foul development circulating on social media, capturing scenes of confusion, with a crowd gathered around the injured student as the altercation unfolded. He was subsequently conveyed to a health facility for medical attention.
The Ghana Police Service, in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Monday, February 23, 2026, confirmed the incident, saying it had taken notice of the footage that has gone viral since.
“The Ghana Police Service has sighted a viral video in which a group of people are seen pelting stones at a student.
“Investigations into the incident are ongoing, and further developments will be communicated in due course.
“The Service strongly condemns the violence and assures the public that all perpetrators will be identified and brought to justice,” the statement indicated.
The police have since assured the public that those found culpable will face the full rigours of the law, as efforts continue to establish the precise circumstances that led to the confrontation.
The incident has sparked concern among residents and education stakeholders in the country, with calls for enhanced security and stricter supervision at inter-school sporting events to prevent a recurrence.
Authorities say further updates will be provided as investigations progress.
