An Adenta Circuit Court has ordered three students to pay GH¢4,000 each in compensation to a teacher they assaulted, and to sign a two-year bond of good behaviour or face a prison term.
The students — Hassan Bashiru and Mohassan Bashiru, both of Frafraha Community Day Senior High School, and Mustapha Sani, also known as “Dady,” an okada rider whose school was not disclosed — were convicted after changing their pleas to guilty.
The compensation is to be paid to Mr Nicolas Teye, a Social Studies teacher at West Africa Senior High School (WASS), who was the victim in the case.
Initially, the trio faced charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, unlawful entry onto school premises, and assault. Hassan Bashiru was also charged with causing harm after allegedly hitting Mr Teye on the head with a stick, leaving him unconscious.
Prosecutors, led by Chief Inspector Maxwell Lanyo, told the court that on February 13, 2026, the accused persons went to WASS during school hours to visit their girlfriends.
Mr Teye reportedly asked them to leave the classroom, but they refused until he and other teachers forced them out.
Later that day, the court heard, the three returned — this time on motorbikes and a bicycle — confronted the teacher, and attacked him.
Mr Teye sustained a head injury and was treated at the Pantang Government Hospital. Due to the severity of the injury, doctors recommended an MRI scan.
Police arrested the suspects on February 16, 2026. In their caution statements, they admitted to the offences.
When they appeared in court with their lawyers, they changed their pleas from not guilty to guilty, leading to their conviction.
In addition to the fines and compensation, the court ordered them to sign a two-year bond of good behaviour, warning that failure to comply would result in a two-year custodial sentence.