Salaga, Karaga SHSs Closed Down

Two senior high schools (SHS) in the Northern Region - Salaga SHS and Karaga SHS - have been closed down after students’ riots led to the death of one person and the massive destruction of property. The death, from suspected gunshot wounds, occurred at the Salaga SHS, where disturbances broke out yesterday. The deceased is yet to be named. Some riotous students are said to have clashed with the police who, after fruitless attempts to stop them in their tracks, opened fire, resulting in the death of the victim. The unnamed student was said to be on his way to the Salaga Farmers’ Co-operative Credit Union, near the rioting scene, when he was hit by a bullet. The school’s storeroom was set ablaze while a police vehicle with registration number GT 294 was also vandalised by irate students and youths of the town.