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  • UCC identifies 24 suspects involved in Atlantic, Oguaa halls clash

    The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has identified twenty-four (24) out of the thirty-three (33) persons arrested over the violence that occurred between students of the Atlantic and Oguaa halls respectively, on February 22 2020.

    The confirmation comes after the authorities of the University verified from their records the names of the students.

    In an interview with Citi FM, today acting head of Public Affairs of the University, Kwabena Antwi Konadu said the 33 individuals are currently in the custody of the Central Regional Police Command for their involvement in the violence that occurred between the halls

    ”These individuals who were arrested claim they come from the Univerisity of Cape Coast and so as the case be, we had to receive official communication from the police. Management met and then we detailed the dean of students and other officers to get in touch which the police which they did”.

    ”So officially we were given the list and particulars of the people who claimed they were part of UCC. After going through the students’ system we can confirm that by our investigation 24 of them have registration numbers and their particulars tally with what we have in the system. So we can assume that these 24 are students of the University of Cape Coast and the 9 as we speak haven’t been able to identify their particulars”.

    This follows violent exchanges between students of the Oguaa and the Atlantic halls of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) recently which led to the destruction of properties leaving left four persons injured.

    However, it was unclear what triggered the fight but an eye witness said it started after some students of Atlantic hall (ATL) beat up another from Casely Hayford Hall (CASFORD).

    The CASFORD student had come to visit a friend at Oguaa Hall, which was marking its Hall Week celebration.

    The incident sparked a free-for-all fight, leading to the vandalisation of properties.

     

    Source: primenewsghana.com

  • 34 UCC students arrested on KNUST campus

    Thirty-four students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) were on Saturday, February 29, 2020 arrested at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus.

    The suspects were rounded up at the university, during the climax of a hall week celebration by students of the Unity Hall of the KNUST.

    Police said the suspects failed to explain why they were on the campus at midnight when they were rounded up and thus transferred to the Regional CID in Kumasi.

    This comes amid earlier warnings issued by the Ashanti Regional Security Council, declaring KNUST a security zone.

    A statement by the Students Representative Council of the UCC on Sunday, 1 March 2020 also said it has “taken initial steps to ascertain the veracity of the situation.”

    “Some executives of the SRC, together with the Atlantic Hall President, have visited the police and have begun engagements with the CID in charge of the case”, parts of the statement read.

    “All students should remain calm to avoid further aggravation of the situation”, the statement further added.

  • UCC suspends all Hall, SRC week celebrations

    Management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has temporarily suspended all Hall and Students Representative Council (SRC) week celebrations following the acts of violence and vandalism that occurred on Saturday.

    A statement signed by the Registrar, John Kofi Nyan noted that investigations are still ongoing to identify perpetrators of the violence and advised students to desist from any vicious act.

    “The University community is hereby informed that there will be the presence of police on campus to protect lives and properties,” the statement read.

    During the early hours of Saturday, February 22, a fight broke out between students from Atlanta (ATL) Hall and Oguaa Hall, during a hall week celebration at the UCC campus which resulted in the damage of properties.

    UCC press statement

     

    Source: myjoyonlineÂ