Kumasi: Islamic SHS Prefect Dies After Fall From School Building in Suspected Suicide
Final-year Islamic SHS student Abass dies after falling from the school’s administration block amid reports he had expressed suicidal thoughts
- Final-year Islamic SHS student falls from administration block and dies
- Family and friends say he had previously hinted at suicidal thoughts
- School authorities alert GES as investigations begin into the tragic incident
A tragic incident has struck the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi after a Form Three Business student, known as Abass, died following a fall from the top floor of the school’s administration block on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
Abass, who also served as the acting Boys’ Prefect, reportedly plunged from the storey building during school hours, prompting students and teachers to rush to his aid.
Sources within the school reveal that the young prefect may have been battling suicidal thoughts for some time, though school authorities were unaware. Close relatives—including his mother and uncle—and some students said he had previously made comments suggesting self-harm, but they believed he was joking and did not take his words seriously.
He was immediately rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival.
School authorities told Citi News they have informed the Regional Ghana Education Service, which is yet to issue an official statement.
Abass has since been buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
