A delegation from the Ministry of Education led by the Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh will meet authorities and students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, following a violent demonstration by students of the university.
A statement from the Education Ministry said: “a delegation from the Ministry, led by the Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, will be at KNUST campus to meet the university authorities and the students tomorrow October 23, 2018 at 10 am.”
The students protested against alleged brutalities meted out to their colleagues who were arrested at the University Hall last Friday and later granted bail.
The Ministry in the statement also appealed for calm, saying: “The Ministry of Education has noted with concern developments on the campus of the KNUST in Kumasi, particularly with regard to bodily injuries and the detention of some students, as well as the destruction of public property. The Ministry appeals for calm on all sides as a first step to resolving the difficulties.”
Three students believed to be involved in the violent protest have been arrested.
Meanwhile, KNUST, has been closed down indefinitely by the Management of the institution starting today, Tuesday, October 23, 2018.
The decision to close down the university was taken at an emergency meeting on Monday, following riot by the students.
The University’s Relations Officer, Kwame Yeboah, who confirmed this to GBC’s Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Nicholas Osei-Wusu, confirmed also that a curfew has a dusk to dawn curfew has also been imposed on the campus.
He said by the latest decision, every students should leave the University’s premises by Tuesday October 23.
There remains heavy presence of police and military personnel to ensure sustenance of peace, security and safety on the campus.
There is a relative calm at the University now as the staff and management begin to count their losses after the rampaging students damaged anything they came across during the heat of the skirmishes.
Some of the staff at the administration say they would need some time to fully recover from the trauma they suffered from the attacks while the management would need to mobilize extra resources and time to rebuild the badly damaged property.
