A 16-year-old SHS Two student of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS), who was granted bail following his arrest by the Tafo Pankrono Divisional Police Command after a locally manufactured gun was found among his belongings in school, is expected to report to the police on Monday, May 19, 2025, for further investigations.
The form two student was arrested for his possession of the firearm without lawful authority during a routine dormitory search on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at approximately 9:30am.
He was granted police enquiry bail along with his stepfather, Daniel Owusu Baafi, who was also arrested after it was revealed during the student's interrogation that he (the father) owned the firearm.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police Godwin Ahianyo, the Head of Public Affairs for the Ashanti Regional Police Command, and issued on May 18, 2025.
