A male student of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) in Kumasi has been arrested after a locally manufactured pistol was found in his possession, reigniting national concern over the infiltration of weapons into Ghana’s secondary schools.

The incident occurred on the school’s campus, where local authorities and school staff swiftly acted to apprehend the student and hand him over to police.

The shocking discovery has sent ripples through the educational community and raised pressing questions about the safety protocols in place at boarding institutions across the country.

The arrest comes just weeks after a similar incident at Adventist Senior High School, also in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, where a male student allegedly mishandled a homemade firearm, resulting in a serious eye injury to a female student.

That case is still under investigation, but it has already prompted warnings about the ease with which weapons are finding their way into student hands.

Education stakeholders, including teachers, parents, and security experts, are now demanding urgent reforms.

There are increasing calls for improved surveillance systems, stricter bag checks, and routine screening procedures at boarding schools—many of which house hundreds of students in relatively open environments.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is yet to issue a formal statement on the OKESS incident, but police sources confirm the student is in custody and assisting with investigations.