THERE IS apprehension among students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, especially those who partook in the mayhem that rocked their campus last Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This follows the school management\u2019s decision to officially release the video footage of lawlessness that took place in the university campus to the security agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ashanti Regional Police Command would rely heavily on the video footage, captured by Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV), to help apprehend the troublemakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bloody Clashes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As a reminder, the KNUST campus was virtually turned into a \u2018war\u2019 zone when angry students of Katanga and Unity halls clashed last Thursday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the course of the clashes, occasioned by the celebration of a Hall Week in the school, several items were destroyed as some students also sustained body injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A number of vehicles that were parked at the scene of the clash had their windscreens damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to reports, a former student of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), who sustained severe injuries during the riots, was arrested to assist in investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police Investigations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, top investigators from the Ashanti Regional Police Command are reported to have officially commenced investigations into the disturbances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The university management are said to be annoyed about the level of lawlessness displayed by the rampaging students, so they want to get to the bottom of the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this regard, the school management have hurriedly worked and produced video footage of what transpired in the school to the police, to help arrest the culprits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to reports from the KNUST, students that actively took part in the disturbances that led to the destruction of properties, are now living in fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The students are aware that definitely the video footage would eventually expose them, thereby leading to their arrest to face the necessary punitive measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a related development, cars that were damaged by the rampaging students during the clashes, have since been towed away for maintenance, the paper has learnt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, police have beefed up security in the university campus in order to prevent students from breaching the law again, as they did on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, grapevine reports have it that the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) is considering the banning of Hall Week celebrations in the school to avert riots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n