The Ministry of Education has directed an immediate probe into the tragic canoe accident that claimed the lives of seven students from Lawra Senior High School in the Upper West Region.
In a statement released on Saturday, June 15, and signed by the Deputy Minister of Education, Dr.
Clement Abas Apaak, the Ministry conveyed deep sorrow over the incident and assured the public of urgent steps being taken to prevent future occurrences.
The students members of the school's cadet corps were reportedly on a routine morning jogging session when they attempted to cross the Black Volta River near Dikpe into Burkina Faso.
