Victim reportedly suffered fractured eye bone after attack following inter-schools sports festival
The Ghana Police Service has arrested six students of Aggrey Memorial Senior High School for allegedly assaulting a final-year student of Adisadel College in Cape Coast, Central Region.
In a press release issued by the Central Regional Command’s Public Affairs Unit on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, police said the incident occurred on Friday, February 20, 2026, at about 3:30 p.m., shortly after the final day of an inter-colleges sports festival held at the Cape Coast Stadium.
According to the statement, the victim, identified as Rexford Owusu-Ansah, was attacked at Pedu Junction while returning to campus with two friends.
Police say the suspects allegedly stopped the trio to confirm whether they were students of Adisadel College before launching the assault.
While the victim’s two friends managed to escape, Rexford was reportedly overpowered, kicked to the ground and beaten. The attackers are also alleged to have taken his iPhone 17 Pro Max, GH¢1,400 in cash and his shoes.
Authorities of Aggrey Memorial SHS later handed over the six juvenile suspects to the Kotokuraba Police Station at about 7:30 p.m. on the same day.
The victim initially received treatment at the stadium clinic before being referred to the Cape Coast Regional Hospital. He was discharged on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
A police medical report, endorsed by a doctor, indicated that the student sustained a fractured bone around his right eye, leaving him unable to open it.
The victim’s two friends have reportedly informed police that they are able to identify the attackers.
“The Central Regional Police Command strongly condemns the violence and assures the public that due process will be followed as the juvenile offenders will face the full rigours of the law,” the statement, signed by Acting Head of Public Affairs ASP Patrick Bentum, said.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
