Chaos broke up on Sunday morning after students of Njoro Boys High School in Nakuru County went on a rampage.
Njoro Sub County Police Commander Mohammed Huka said the unrest was caused by High School students who were protesting the arrest of some of their colleagues.
Huka said 11 Form Four students had sneaked out of the school and returned on Sunday morning drunk.
The police commander said the police were called after the drunk students started fighting the guards outside the school compound.
Huka stated that more than 1200 students went on a rampage after the 11 students were arrested forcing the school to be closed indefinitely.
The school was closed after the school management, local security agencies and education officials held a consultative meeting.
“The students went on rampage after their 11 colleagues, sneaked out of school and were arrested by the police for being drunk. I mobilised my team to contain the situation but the learners remained unruly, forcing the closure of the school.”
“All students have been directed to go home until further notice as we conduct investigations to avert cases of arson. The 11 students are in custody and are helping with investigations,” said Huka as quoted by the Nation
One of the security guards said the students during their protest damaged school property valued at thousands of shillings and efforts to contain the situation yielded no fruits.
“They broke into classrooms and offices and damaged furniture, they also smashed windows before police from Njoro Police Station intervened,” said the security guard.