A student of Christian Methodist Senior High School in Weija has been brutally assaulted by a group of fellow students after being accused of stealing a mobile phone.

In a viral video circulating on social media, the agitated mob stormed a nearby store in an attempt to continue their attack. However, some residents in the vicinity swiftly intervened, rescuing the student from further harm.

Despite the residents' efforts to protect the student, the enraged students turned on them, attempting to overpower those who tried to restrain them. Nevertheless, the residents successfully dispersed the mob and escorted them away from the scene.

In one of the videos, the victim appears severely beaten, with a swollen face and a bloody mouth. Struggling to speak, he attempts to narrate his ordeal but is visibly in distress.

This incident that has been widelyt condemned by X users adds to the growing concern over rising indiscipline among students in second-cycle institutions. Recently, authorities at Sokode Senior High/Technical School in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region were forced to temporarily shut down the school due to security concerns following violent clashes between students and local youth from the Gbogame community.

According to reports, some male students had illegally left the school premises and attacked youth at local pubs, believing they were responsible for an earlier assault on a fellow student at a beans eatery. In retaliation, about 40 armed youth from Gbogame stormed the male dormitories, vandalizing property.

With such incidents on the rise, education stakeholders are calling for the reinstatement of corporal punishment in schools as a measure to curb student indiscipline.

In Ghana, what is now termed as 'instant justice' where an angry mob launches at attack at a suspect is unlawful. What is legal, requires citizens reporting the incident to the police for investigations to commence.