Two teachers of Obuasi Senior High Technical School have been arrested over their alleged involvement in an attack on the school’s headmaster, Abdulai Zakaria.
Police say preliminary investigations suggest that the two teachers, whose names have not been disclosed, allegedly instigated students to attack the headmaster.
The incident occurred on August 5, 2026, amid tensions on campus.
Some students accused the headmaster of involvement in ritual activities and alleged that he had inappropriate relationships with female students.
Obuasi District Police Commander, Superintendent Mahama Iddrisu, said three teachers were initially picked up for questioning after the headmaster reported the attack to the police.
He said investigations later focused on two of them, who are expected to be put before court.
“The headmaster was attacked. He was hospitalised. After he was released, he gave a statement to the police and, in the statement he gave, he mentioned certain names. He says there were students who attacked him and there were teachers who instigated them to attack him,” he said.
“Initially, there were three people that we picked yesterday, and then we investigated. We took their statements and through their statements and the headmaster’s statement, we see that they have a lot of questions to answer.
“So, as I’m speaking now, we are putting them before court this morning so that we seek for remand. Maybe the court will remand them to police custody for us to continue with our investigations. The two suspects are teachers of the SecTech school,” he added.
Police are also investigating the discovery of a male foetus exhumed from the school campus on August 5.
The remains are being kept at the Obuasi Government Hospital morgue pending an autopsy and possible DNA test.
“It is true that a baby boy was buried on the campus of the school, very far from the dormitory. Our information was that the students saw it and then went and exhumed it, and then they are putting false allegations that it is the headmaster or they are alleging that it is the headmaster who buried it, without any evidence or eyewitness or any video saying that they have seen him,” he said.
“The body of the baby boy has been taken by the police to the Obuasi Government Hospital for preservation and maybe we will do a post-mortem examination and, if possible, a DNA test to know exactly who brought it, if it is the headmaster or any other person,” Superintendent Iddrisu said.
The headmaster, who suffered machete injuries, has since been discharged from hospital.
