Accra Academy Student in viral machete bullying video handed over to Police: – Accra Academy School’s management disclosed it has launched a cooperative investigation with the Ghana Police Service into an upsetting incident that has sparked widespread outrage on social media.
The viral video circulating on social media appears to show an Accra Academy School senior student flogging a junior with a cutlass. The troubling footage generated intense backlash, with many social media users calling for the perpetrator’s arrest by Ghana Police Service.
According to a statement issued by Accra Academy School’s management sighted by Route 233, it indicated that the said incident occurred on January 17th, 2025, but was not reported by the victims to school authorities until the said video gained public attention via social media.
The statement disclosed that the students involved are all-day students, four students have been identified as perpetrators and are Shadad Aliu a.k.a. Kester (IVA 1), Haleem Jibril a.k.a. Chopper (3Bus 5), Ahmed Dauda a.k.a. Foreigner (3GA 5), and Richard Ninsin a.k.a. Poisonous (3GA 5). The victims are Samuel Ussher (1Sc 10), Kingsford Quayson (1Sc 10), Stephen Oteng (1Sc 10), and Dominic Awuku Adjei (1GA 2).
It said preliminary investigation reveals that the machete used was brought from home, not taken from the school and that the matter was still under investigation by the Accra Academy School’s disciplinary committee, and all stakeholders would be informed of the outcome. One of the students, who was seen wielding the machete, has been handed over to the police for further interrogation. Parents of both the perpetrators and victims have been contacted, with some already providing statements to aid in the investigation.
“The safety and well-being of our students is our top priority. We understand the concern this video has caused, and we are committed to investigating this matter thoroughly,” the school said in its statement. “The students involved in the incident are day students and have been asked to stay away from the school while the investigation is ongoing. The weapon used was reportedly the flat side of a machete that was brought from the perpetrators’ homes and not from the school’s premises.”