A seven-member committee investigating violent clashes between students of Sokode Senior High Technical School and community members in Sokode, near Ho, has submitted its final report to the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu. The report reveals disturbing levels of student indiscipline, including drug abuse and unauthorized movement of students outside campus.
The 42-page report, presented by committee chairman Alexander Mawusi Buadi, follows weeks of hearings involving 43 individuals. According to the report, the disturbances were triggered when a student allegedly snatched a mobile phone at a bar near the school, leading to a series of retaliatory attacks that resulted in significant damage to facilities.
The committee estimated the cost of damages at GH₵175,000 and uncovered major structural lapses within the school’s Parent Teacher Association, School Board, and Student Representative Council. The report also implicated two local establishments, Manakura Bar and a nearby location called Miami, in encouraging immoral activities and illicit drug use among students.
The committee has recommended sanctions for culprits, both students and community members, and urged the information centre to regularize its operations or shut down. Minister James Gunu commended the committee’s diligence and emphasized the broader significance of the findings, stressing the need for law enforcement to address issues related to student indiscipline and access to bars at night.
GBC/Ruth Abla ADJORLOLO
