Tsito SECTECH headmaster, staff interdicted over alleged food diversion

The headmaster of Tsito Secondary Technical School in the Volta Region, Rev. Joy Kafui Akpebu, along with two other staff members, has been interdicted by the Ghana Education Service (GES).

The other individuals are Sylvanus Awunyo, the school’s storekeeper, and Samuel Kwame Ampeh, the school’s driver.

Their interdiction follows allegations of diverting over 100 cartons of tinned tomatoes meant for preparing meals for students.

The incident came to light on Friday when a citizen vigilante, Apostle Frank Gogo Ekatso, alerted the police in Ho to suspicious activity. A taxi driver in an Opel Astra with registration number GR 5051 U was spotted attempting to load several cartons of tinned tomatoes into his car boot at a hideout on the Sokode-Akrofu road in the Ho Municipality.

According to the vigilante, the items had earlier been offloaded from a bus belonging to Tsito Secondary Technical School. Sources revealed that the tinned tomatoes were part of food supplies collected from the Mawuli Senior High School food supply centre, which serves several schools in the municipality.

The driver was promptly arrested and handed over to the police for further investigation.

The incident has sparked widespread public condemnation, with many attributing such actions to the persistent food shortages in schools across the country.

Police sources confirmed to 3news on Saturday evening that the suspect driver remains in custody as investigations continue.