Following the Conti-Katanga clash, police have restored calm on the KNUST campus.
Calm has returned to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology campus (KNUST).
According to the Ghana Police Service, this occurred during a Thursday night clash between residents of Unity Hall, also known as Conti, and University Hall, also known as Katanga Hall.
The police said in a Twitter post that they have taken control of the situation and are working to apprehend those responsible for the violence.
"Police have restored calm on the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology following violent clashes between students from the university's Katanga and Unity Halls."
"The police are in firm control of the situation, and an investigation is underway to apprehend those responsible for the unfortunate, unnecessary, and unjustifiable attacks and bring them to justice."
"As a result, we urge all law-abiding members of the university community to remain calm and assist the police in dealing with the situation," the statement said.
Some vehicles had their windows smashed as a result of the violence that erupted on the KNUST campus.
According to social media posts seen by GhanaWeb, residents of the halls are pelting stones at each other while lighting fires. A police officer and a vehicle can be seen on the scene.
Commonwealth-Sarbah Hall residents clash at UG
Recently, Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah Hall residents at the University of Ghana clashed on the evening and early hours of Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6, 2022.
The clash between the rival halls led to the destruction of several properties including the burning of a car and the bust of John Mensah Sarbah taken away.
Since the clash, the management has banned all student gatherings and processions outside the precincts of all halls until further notice.
It has removed Commonwealth Hall's hall master and senior tutor from their positions for failing to cooperate with the investigation.
The hall has also been charged for the cost of Mensah Sarbah hall damage.
On August 16, agitated Commonwealth Hall residents dressed in red protested management's decision to suspend their hall master and senior tutor.
The situation necessitated the deployment of a large number of security personnel to the campus in order to maintain law and order and to prevent any clashes.
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