Military and police personnel have been deployed to restore order on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology after some students destroyed at least 20 vehicles and other university property during a protest.
The 20 vehicles were mainly private vehicles belonging to the staff of the school and were destroyed at the main administration block of the school.
The demonstration organised by the Students' Representative Council (SRC) of the KNUST in protest of police brutality turned violent Monday morning with some cars being overturned and louvre blades being smashed at the administration block of the school.
A bus belonging to the school has also been reportedly burnt by the irate students who also blocked several roads on campus as part of the protest.
Background
The SRC Executive Council in a statement titled: ACTION NOW, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, implored students to abandon the lecture halls today (Monday, October 22, 2018) for the demonstration against police brutality of students.
"The KNUST SRC Executive Council in joint forces with SRC Parliamentary Council and all Student leaders brings to the notice of all KNUST students that we are embarking on a demonstration tomorrow 22nd October, 2018. NO LECTURES TOMORROW. We have had enough," the statement said.
The statement followed the arrest of the 11 students of the University Hall (Katanga Hall) who were arrested Friday night for “illegal assembly and violent behaviour”.
The students have accused the police of using excessive force to break up their gatherings.
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Examine the root causes. What are the outstanding grievances of both students and staff? How has the university management handled these issues?
I don't get this.If you have an axe to grind with the university authorities why destroy private cars belonging to members of staff who have nothing to do with this issue?Every student must be surcharged to pay for the damage caused.This is sheer s-t-u-pidity.
@Calistus I agree 1000% with you my brother , we dont need this at the moment. We have much more serious issues to deal with as a nation. Im disaapointed in the student leadership
As much as I don't support the high handedness of the school's administration ,I also don't support the students action.The damages should be accessed and quantified and surcharged to all the student or taken from src dues.Government is trying hard the provide infrastructure ,the little there you don't destroy it.You can demonstrate without destruction ,you can burn tires on road etc.