At Least Twelve Students Injured In The Kantanga-Conti Clash On KNUST Campus

 

At least twelve students are injured in a violent clash between students of two rival halls of residence at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - KNUST.

It's was believed that attempts of Unity Hall to restrain colleagues from University Hall from using their frontage in a procession resulted in the incident. 

For over a decade, the two halls reached an agreement never to go beyond the peace junction when on procession. 

Nine vehicles owned by staff of the University were vandalized by the rampaging students. School authorities said the students of Unity Hall were attacked by their colleagues from the University Hall popularly known as Katanga.

Police who were at the scene were able to restore calm minutes after pelting of stones between the two halls.

As part of the Hall week celebration, the University Hall had embarked on what they call a Zulu procession within the campus. They had gone through the principal streets of the University.

An attempt to use frontage of the Unity Hall resulted in the two factions pelting stones at each other.

The REGSEC is informing all students and residents of the University community that, all actions intended by any person or a group of persons to disturb the current peaceful security in the University will be addressed with the legal instrument of the state.

Source: Myjoyonline