KNUST declared security zone

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has declared the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah  University of Science and Technology (KNUST) a security zone.

This follows what the council says is intelligence it has gathered that some alumni are instigating their members and students to engage in activities that will disturb academic work and peace on the campus.

“The attention of the Ashanti Regional Security Council has been drawn to intended disturbances on the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The KNUST campus has been declared a security zone until further notice. The Regional Security Council urges the general public to strictly observe this directive since any breaches may attract the maximum legal security penalty or sanctions associated with it”, REGSEC said in a statement.

The Council has also served notice that it shall ensure strict enforcement of the laws concerning public order, whenever they are breached.