Police Arrest Two School Staff for Theft of Students’ Food Items, One on a Run

The Western North Regional Police Command has arrested two school staff in connection with the alleged conspiracy and theft of food items meant for students of Sefwi Bekwai STEM Senior High School at Awaso in the Western North Region.

The suspects, identified as Bennedicta Nyamadi, a matron, and Rahel Kyeremateng, a cook, were arrested on December 23, 2025, following intelligence received by the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Chief Executive on the night of December 22, 2025.

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 Rahel 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 indicate that the suspects allegedly conspired to steal the items from the school food store and kept them at the residence of Rahel Kyeremateng with the intention of selling them at a later date.

Items retrieved included twenty-one 50kg bags of rice, four sacks of gari, two sacks of maize, one and a half bags of millet, one bag of sugar, three bags of beans, forty large tins of tomato paste, four cartons of milk, six gallons of cooking oil, and fifty-four tins of canned mackerel. The total value of the items is yet to be determined.

During interrogation, Rahel Kyeremateng reportedly mentioned Bennedicta Nyamadi as the source of the items, leading to the arrest of the matron at the school premises.

Meanwhile, police say efforts are underway to locate and arrest an assistant matron, Hannah Dufie, who is reported to have taken part in the crime but is currently on the run.