Reports indicate that Bawku Senior High has been closed down temporarily by the Municipal Education Directorate.
This follows the shooting of a final-year student, Hakim Kundima, on the school's campus on Saturday July 26, 2025.
The tragic incident comes on the heels of a similar attack at Nalerigu Senior High School, where two students were shot and killed by unidentified gunmen on the same evening, further heightening concerns about security in senior high schools within the region.
Background Bawku-based Guman Radio reported the death of a third-year General Arts student of the Bawku Senior High School.
