Katanga-Conti clash: Another arrest, and suspects denied bail once more.
Another person was arrested in connection with the clash between members of the Unity and University Halls of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
This comes after the Asokore Mampong District Court issued a bench warrant for the accused's arrest.
Six people have been charged in connection with the disturbances thus far.
One of the six standing trials is an alumnus, and the other five are students.
While four of the accused remain in police custody, the High Court has granted bail to two of them, including the alumnus.
While in court on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, lawyers for the accused who are still in custody asked the court to grant the suspects bail.
However, the suspects' bail was denied by the Asokore Mampong District Court.
On Thursday, August 19, 2022, the University Hall (Katanga) was in a procession celebrating their hall week when they began throwing stones into Unity Hall (Conti).
The situation escalated when colleagues from the Unity Hall (Conti) retaliated, resulting in at least 11 students being injured and ten cars being vandalized.
The injured students were treated and released from the KNUST hospital.
read also: Galamsey fight: We’re solidly behind you – National House of Chiefs to Akufo-Addo.
The National House of Chiefs has stated its support for the Akufo-Addo-led government's efforts to appropriately sanction those involved in illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) in the country.
The President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi, stressed the negative impact of illegal mining on the environment during a meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Chiefs and Municipal and Metropolitan and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Kumasi on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.
Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi also emphasized the threat galamsey poses to revenue mobilization in the country, as well as the importance of the government's role in combating the threat.
"Your unwavering fight against forest degradation and illegal mining in Ghana is critical to Ghanaians, particularly chiefs," he said.
"The effects of illegal mining on the environment endanger the survival of water bodies, farmlands, the cocoa industry, and even encourage school dropouts, undermining the country's revenue mobilization drive," he added.
"In light of this development, [the Chiefs] are solidly behind your administration to apply the appropriate sanctions against persons who are engaged in the practice of illegal mining, regardless of their status," the chief stated.
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