A final year student of the Notre Dame Minor Seminary Secondary School at Navrongo in the Upper East region lost his life after he drowned in a dam on the school grounds on Easter Friday.
The deceased whose identity has been hidden for now because his family is yet to be informed about the tragedy, died moments after the school had held the Good Friday sacrament.
Police in the area have confirmed the unfortunate incident.
There had been rumours that the student committed suicide after he was punished by school authorities for an unknown offence, however head teacher of the school Rev. Father Francis Koledogo denied the rumours.
In an interview with Starr News’ Edward Adeti, he said the school “does not punish students on Good Friday”.
He added: “He and his two other colleagues went to swim in the dam against school rules…If anything, he will be buried on Monday”.