Winneba Tech Institute: Eight students under investigation for brandishing weapons

Eight students at Winneba Technical Institute are undergoing investigations for featuring in a viral video that shows them brandishing weapons.

In the video purported to have been recorded on campus, the students who are yet to be identified brandished knives, pairs of scissors, and other offensive implements.

The school has come under criticism from a section of the public after the video went viral.

In an interview with Citi News’ Central Regional Correspondent, Akwasi Addo, the Assistant Administrator of the school, Stephen Yaw Asare, underscored that investigations are underway to reveal all others who featured in the video.

He further indicated that the school is considering punishing all those who will be found culpable after the probe to serve as a deterrent to other students.

“We assembled the students and were able to unravel some of the students. We took them to the principal’s office to interrogate them further. After the interrogation, we realised they were doing something just for fun, but unfortunately, looking at the nature of the video, we have to take action,” he said.

Answering how the students had access to those weapons on campus, the assistant administrator said though authorities conduct routine inspections, students always found a way to outwit them, thereby calling on parents to also conduct searches on their wards before they report on campus.