At least 30 students of the Islamic Senior High School at Abrepo in the Ashanti Region have been rushed to the hospital after police allegedly spread tear gas on them while they were protesting over frequent road vehicular knockdowns in front of the school.
The students of the school according to reports blocked the road in front of their school (Abrepo Junction -Barekese route) on Monday, 13th June 2022 in the course of their protest, after a vehicle knocked down a female teacher last Friday.
The students have told the press that frequent calls for speed ramps have fallen on deaf ears.
According to reports, the police were called in to clear the roadblock and disperse the irate protestors.
In the course of dispersing the students, the police fired tear gas. More than 30 of the students went unconscious and others were left with severe pain as a result of the firing of tear gas at them.
Ambulances of about 6 were however deployed to transport injured students to the hospital.
Calm has been restored as police presence in the school has intensified, but some parents are trooping into the school following the incident.
Source: Oyerepafmonline.com/Jospeh Marfo
