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At least seven Nganwa High School Kabwohe students have been arrested by police over a violent clash at school.
Aged between 18 and 19 years old, the suspects detained by police on Wednesday are Senior Four candidates scheduled to start writing their National Exams on Friday, October 14, 2023.
Police records indicate the two others ( S.4 and S.5 students) names withheld were critically injured.
The Greater Bushenyi Police Spokesperson SSP Martial Tumusiime confirmed the incident saying that two students were injured in the clash on Monday, October 9. Monday was a public holiday in Uganda as the country commemorated the 61st independence anniversary.
It’s alleged that on Independence Day at around 10 pm, a fight broke out among students in a clash which is referred to as “farewell party”. Sources at the school reported that the annual clash is a “school culture where every S.4 student must be beaten”, by other students at the end of the academic year
By press time, police and the school management were investigating reports, this time round the S.4 students who couldn’t wait to be beaten, went out of the school compound consumed alcohol, and on return launched an attack on those who had allegedly prepared to beat them up as required by the “culture”.
Information was given to Sheema DPC ASP Kasule Consilata who proceeded to the school with a team of police and calmed the situation. On October 10, in the morning, fresh fighting erupted forcing police to deploy more personnel.
Rev.Hannington Tumwesigye, the Nganwa High School headteacher revealed that the group that was picked were identified as the ring leaders
The victims were rushed to Kampala International Teaching Hospital Ishaka for treatment.
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