Court orders three students to pay compensation for assault on teacher

An Adenta Circuit Court has ordered three students to pay GH¢4,000 each in compensation to a teacher they assaulted, in addition to signing a two-year bond of good behaviour or face imprisonment.

The ruling was handed down after the accused—Hassan Bashiru, Mohassan Bashiru, both students of Frafraha Community Day Senior High School, and Mustapha Sani, also known as “Dady,” an okada rider whose school was not disclosed—changed their pleas from not guilty 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 complainant in the case.

The three were initially charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, unlawful presence on school premises, and assault. Hassan Bashiru faced an additional charge of causing harm after allegedly striking Mr. Teye on the head with a stick, rendering him unconscious.

Presenting the facts, 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 off the premises.

Later that same day, the trio returned on motorbikes and a bicycle, confronted the teacher, and assaulted him. Mr. Teye sustained a head injury and was treated at the Pantang Government Hospital, where he was advised to undergo an MRI scan due to the severity of his condition.

Police arrested the accused on February 16, 2026, after which they admitted the offences in their caution statements.

Following the change of plea, the court imposed the fines, compensation order, and a two-year bond of good behaviour, warning that failure to comply would result in a custodial sentence of two years.