Salaga SHS: 28 Students, including 3 convicts, recommended for indefinite suspension
A 15-member committee, consisting of major stakeholders from Salaga Senior High School (SHS) in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, has recommended the indefinite suspension of 28 students for misconduct.
The incident occurred during a routine entertainment event on February 8, when two groups of students from Kpembe and Salaga towns clashed.
The situation escalated when one student, Hardi Hamza, initially withdrew from the confrontation, only to return with a group of individuals, resulting in a shooting and injuries.
Those involved were arrested and brought before the Salaga Magistrate Court, where they were tried and sentenced to a non-custodial penalty of 100 penalty units each, amounting to GH¢1,200 or, in default, six months in prison.
Recent developments reveal that of the 28 students implicated in the incident, only 20 reported to school on the day of their arrest, while the remaining 8 refused to turn themselves in.
Out of the 20 arrested, three were allowed to leave, and an additional 17 were later released, leaving only three students, who pleaded guilty in court, facing conviction.
The affected students include three from SHS 1, eight from SHS 2, and 17 from SHS 3. The three convicted students—Hardi Hamza (alias Mad Lion), Nuru Ibrahim (Ibi), and Abubakari Zaidu (Macharjia)—have been recommended for indefinite suspension. The remaining 25 students are to face internal suspension with hard labor on campus.
The committee was jointly established by the management of Salaga SHS and the East Gonja Municipal Education Directorate, with representatives from the Kpembe Paramount Chief Palace, Old Students Association, Municipal Assembly, Parents Teachers Association (PTA), Municipal Education Service Directorate, tutors, and the Students’ Representative Council (SRC).
Sources confirm that the 28 suspension letters are ready and await approval from the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to proceed.
It was also revealed that Hardi Hamza, one of the convicted students, had been involved in a similar incident two years ago when he attempted to bring a gun to school after a dispute among students.
The plan was thwarted, and Hamza was suspended indefinitely, though his parents later intervened to lift the suspension before his recent conviction.
