Two SWESBUS students remanded over assault of Obrachire SHS student at inter-schools sports

The Agona Swedru Magistrate’s Court has remanded two students into prison custody for two weeks for allegedly assaulting a student of Awutu Obrachire Senior High School during an inter-schools sports event.

The incident occurred on Thursday, 19 February 2026, during inter-school sports games held at the Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS).

The two accused persons, Benedict Appiah and Bilal Mamid, both aged 18, appeared before the court, but their pleas were not taken. They are to be re-arraigned on Wednesday, 11 March 2026.

They have been charged with conspiracy to commit the crime of assault and the commission of the crime of assault.

A third student, Joseph Aidoo, who was arraigned alongside them, was freed after he pleaded with the court for forgiveness.

Presenting the facts, the Prosecutor, Inspector Cosmos Afadzie, told the court, presided over by Mr Victor Kusi, that the two accused persons violently assaulted a student of Obrachire Senior High School during the inter-schools sports games.

Inspector Afadzie said a video of the assault went viral, drawing the attention of the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), COP (Mrs) Lydia Yaako Donkor, in Accra, and prompting her to visit the Swedru School of Business to meet its management.

According to the prosecutor, during the visit, the Director of CID ordered the Headmaster of SWESBUS, Mr Kojo Frempong, to produce the students involved in the violent clash to the police, or the police would be compelled to use other means to arrest them.

He told the court that following the directive, three students of SWESBUS were handed over to the Agona Swedru Divisional Police Command on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, for further investigations and prosecution.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing.