A joint burial and funeral service has been held for two pupils of the Anloga Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Basic School in the Volta Region who lost their lives after a swarm of bees invaded their school compound in December 2025.<\/p>\n
The solemn ceremony, held on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, brought together grieving parents, classmates, teachers and community members. <\/p>\n
Tragedy at Anloga School: 2 students dead, dozens injured in Bee attack<\/a><\/p>\n A video shared on the X page of JoyNews showed mourners in sorrow as the two young pupils during the ceremony.<\/p>\n The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, when a swarm of bees attacked pupils and staff during school hours. <\/p>\n According to reports, the attack was triggered when a football became stuck in a tree on the school compound. <\/p>\n Bee attack leaves two paralysed, six hospitalised in Eastern Region<\/a><\/p>\n In an attempt to retrieve it, a stone was thrown, unknowingly disturbing a hidden bee nest.<\/p>\n The headteacher of the school, Thywill Deynu, said the bees affected many pupils and teachers, with kindergarten pupils among the most vulnerable, as they were unable to escape quickly.<\/p>\n \u201cFour students were critically injured and rushed to the Keta Municipal Hospital for emergency treatment, while a seven-year-old girl was pronounced dead on arrival,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Despite medical intervention, another pupil later succumbed to injuries, bringing the death toll to two.<\/p>\n Watch the video below: <\/p>\n Joint funeral and burial services for the two pupils of Anloga EP Basic School who died following a bee attack on December 17.#JoyNews<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZW5jAenet1<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) January 14, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n JKB\/AM<\/p>\n ‘To hell with them’ \u2013 Professor Frimpong Boateng fires back at NPP<\/p>\n