Court remands KNUST student over Conti-Katanga clash
Elvis Nsiah is said to have “threatened to stab five students of the Continental Hall of the university and kill one other student of the same hall to pacify what he refers to as the gods.”
A Level 200 student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has been arrested in connection with recent riot on campus.
Elvis Nsiah is said to have “threatened to stab five students of the Continental Hall of the university and kill one other student of the same hall to pacify what he refers to as the gods.”
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He has been charged with the offense of threat of death and remanded by the Asokore Mampong District Court, according to a statement from the Ghana Police Service.
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“The accused person was put before the Asokore Mampong Magistrate Court and has been remanded into police custody to reappear on 30th August, 2022,” the statement indicated.
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“Meanwhile investigation is still ongoing to get all others involved in the rioting arrested to face justice,” the statement added.
The clash between residents of Unity (Continentals) and University (Katanga) Halls left at least 12 persons injured and vehicles destroyed.
The University announced a raft of measures to maintain law and order, including the suspension of all activities related to Hall and SRC Weeks.
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL GH
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