The Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) after receiving and reviewing the Fact-Finding Committee report,has decided to dismiss all students involved in the clash.
The University Council had met among others, to discuss the Report of a Fact-Finding Committee, constituted by the Executive Committee of the University, following the recent disturbances arising from the Hall Week celebrations of the University Hall, commonly referred to as Katanga.
They have recommended the dismissal of all students found to have been involved in last week’s hooliganism, which resulted in the destruction of property and injuries to some students.
The Council’s decision is following last week’s clashes between some students of the University Hall (Katanga) and Unity Hall (Continental) during the Katanga Hall week activities.
At least 12 students sustained injuries from the August 18, 2022 clashes at the campus of the university in Kumasi and were treated at the hospital.
The police also counted 12 damaged vehicles as a result of the incident.
Some students, alleged to be part of the perpetrators have been arrested and arraigned.
Also, they added that Any student/students who is/are caught to be harboring dismissed, rusticated, withdrawn student(s) and/alumnus/alumna in his/her room in any of the Halls of Residence on Campus, shall be sanctioned, appropriately
Students who indulge in any act which will warrant dismissal will have their names and pictures widely published in the National Dailies and on the University Website;
Students who are rusticated for various offences will have their names and pictures published internally for the attention of the University Community, it added. Read more below;
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