Government has assured it will work at securing the safety of Senior High School (SHS) students across the county as the memorial service of final year student who was stabbed to death by armed robbers at the last week .
According to the Deputy Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, government will do its best to ensure that school children are exposed to the menace of armed robbery.
“We need to do our very best to ensure that children are free from other distractions which will rob the children of their peace of mind to do well academically,” he told Joy News’ Mohammed Nurudeen, Thursday.
He disclosed that the Ministry has been briefed about security issue at the Osei Kyeretwie SHS in Kumasi and they are liaising with the Ghana Education Service (GES) to address it.
“A sense of urgency has been created about the issue and we have taken the issue seriously. Something needs to be done so that Master Godwin Arthur’s death won’t be in vain,” the deputy minister said.
Dr Osei Adutwum was speaking at the memorial service of final year student who was stabbed to death by armed robbers at the last week.
Parents thronged the school to take their wards home after some armed men stormed the school Wednesday night to rob students.
The armed men after their operation run into a19-year-old Godfred Arthur and reportedly stabbed him to death.
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