Four officers of Somé SHS arrested over food theft remanded
Four staff members of the Somé Senior High School in the Ketu South Municipality have been remanded into police custody by the Circuit Court at Tokor.
The suspects pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing levelled against them. The Assistant Headmistress in charge of academics, the Bursar, the Matron, and the storekeeper were arraigned for their alleged involvement in stealing food items meant for students, on Monday, May 27.
Since then, the Bursar, the storekeeper, and the Matron have been placed under interdiction by the Ghana Education Service, which has also established a committee to look into the incident within a week.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the officials, Richard Ametorxe (Bursar), Yorm Dzikumu (Matron), and Alex Obuadi (Storekeeper), effective immediately.
When the bursar and matron were leaving the school on Friday, May 24, some alumni and the assembly member performed a search, which set off the investigation.
Among other things discovered in the Matron’s possession, the search turned up food items such tin tomatoes, mackerel, cleaning supplies, and pesticide spray.