The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, has directed the Defence and Interior Committee of parliament to pay a working visit to the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi and apprise the house of its findings.
The directive was after the Member of Parliament for Asawase and Minority Chief Whip Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, in an urgent statement on the floor of the house on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, pushed for parliament to investigate the incident that resulted in the collapse of 38 students after police fired tear gas and warning shots at the students also pepper-sprayed them in an attempt to remove some blockades mounted on the Abrepo Junction-Barekese road to protest frequent pedestrian knockdowns of their colleagues and teachers; and to also draw attention to the road carnage in their vicinity.
Following the incident, the Ghana Police Service removed Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander DCOP Kwasi Akomeah Apraku from his position.
Two other officers, ACP/ George Ankomah, the Regional Operations Officer, and ACP/ Alex Cudjoe Acquah, the Suame Divisional Police Commander, have also been interdicted to make way for a thorough investigation into the incident.
Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, Mr Bagbin directed the Committee on Defence and Interior to present its findings within one week.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has assured parents, guardians and the public of the safety of their wards in the school.
Twenty-two out of the 38 students who collapsed and rushed to the hospital have been discharged and have joined their colleagues on campus.
