​Abdulai Zakaria was rushed to AngloGold Ashanti Hospital before being transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi for specialist trauma care following the midnight assault. First-year students were also reportedly targeted by seniors after being accused of taking the headmaster’s side. The Head of Security of the School narrated how the students attacked the headmaster with sticks and cutlasses. He recounted that he heard a loud noise and when he got out of his room he saw the students beating up the headmaster. He said he quickly locked the gate of the school to prevent the students from leaving the premises while waiting for the police.