The Western North Regional Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the alleged conspiracy and theft of food items meant for students of the Sefwi Bekwai STEM Senior High School at Awaso.
The suspects have been identified as Bennedicta Nyamadi, a matron, and Rahel Kyeremateng, a cook.
A press release copied to the Ghana News Agency said the suspects were arrested on December 23, 2025, following intelligence received by the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Chief Executive on the night of December 22.
Acting on the information, a joint team, comprising police officers, the Member of Parliament for the area, and the Municipal Chief Executive proceeded to the residence of suspect Kyeremateng at Sefwi Atronsu.
A search conducted at the premises led to the retrieval of large quantities of food items suspected to have been stolen from the school.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects allegedly conspired to steal the food items from the school’s food store and stored them at the residence of suspect Kyeremateng, with the intention of selling them at a later date.
Items retrieved included twenty-one 50kg bags rice, four sacks of gari, two sacks of maize, one and a half bags of millet, and one bag of sugar.
The others were three bags of beans, 40 large tins of tomato paste, four cartons of milk, six gallons of cooking oil, and 54 tins of canned mackerel.
The total value of the items is yet to be determined, the release said.
It noted that during interrogation, Kyeremateng mentioned suspect Nyamadi as the source of the items, leading to the arrest of Nyamadi at the school premises.
Meanwhile, police are making efforts to locate and arrest an assistant matron, Hannah Dufie, who is alleged to have taken part in the crime but is currently at large.
