Bizarre operation resulted in the removal of roofing sheets
Oda primary school ransacked - Roofing sheets, fittings, burglar proofs stolen
A bizarre operation by an unknown entity has resulted in the removal of the entire roofing sheets of the Akyem Oda St Andrews Anglican Primary ’B’ School in the Birim Central Municipality, leaving the classrooms at the mercy of the weather.
The perpetrators of the dastardly act also removed the burglar-proof and electrical fittings from the classrooms, office, store, and staff common room.
A nine-seater water closet toilet facility constructed by the immediate past Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, for the staff and pupils of the school, was also not spared, as the assailants disrupted the sewerage system by stealing the electrical cables, switches and taps.
The Assembly Member for the Aseneye Electoral Area, a community in Oda, Papa Yaw Amoah, who led the Daily Graphic to inspect the unfortunate incident last Wednesday, said the suspects took advantage of the resignation of the security man for the school and the recent vacation to carry out the crime.
As a result of the situation, Mr Amoah said, the school authorities had been compelled to combine the ‘A’ and ‘B’ streams of the school, creating congestion.
Suspicion
He suspected two foreign scrap dealers based in Oda who were recently arrested for stealing some items in the same school and handed over to the Oda Divisional Police Command for investigations and prosecution.
Mr Amoah stated that when the two suspects were put before the Oda District Magistrate’s Court, they were granted bail but were currently engaged in various crimes in the area.
The assembly member made a passionate appeal to the affluent residents of the municipality and non-governmental organisations to assist in re-roofing the building to prevent the wood from rotting as the rainy season approaches.
The Oda Municipal Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Asare-Quansah, who led a team of police personnel to the crime scene, expressed worry, stressing that the theft was unprecedented in the entire municipality.
He promised to intensify investigations into the matter in order to apprehend and prosecute the criminals behind it to serve as a deterrent to other hoodlums in the area.
