The Tafo Pankrono Divisional Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old student of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) for unlawful possession of a locally manufactured firearm.
The student, a form Two boarder whose name has been withheld due to his age, was apprehended on Tuesday, May 14, 2025, after school authorities discovered the weapon during a routine search of the student dormitory around 9:30 am.
He was subsequently handed over to the police for further investigation.
According to a police statement issued by the Ashanti Regional Police Public Affairs Unit, DSP Godwin Ahianyo, the student claimed during interrogation that the firearm belonged to his stepfather, Daniel Owusu Baafi.
