Chaotic scenes were witnessed at the University of Ghana campus on Monday (16 April, 2018) following clashes between students of Commonwealth Hall and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s Katanga Hall after a Commonwealth Hall student was molested in a video which went viral.

Students of Commonwealth Hall popularly known as Vandals were angered by the video and descended from the hill to Sarbah Hall to rescue their colleague.
They were however met with fierce resistance by students of Katanga and Sarbah Hall leading to furious exchanges and trading of blows.

Katanga and Commonwealth Hall are the male dominated halls at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the University of Ghana respectively.

The aftermath of the clash has engaged many students talking about disadvantages of such riots and violence between male halls becoming a menace on campuses.

Ghanaweb took to the streets of the University of Ghana to find out from students about how to resolve the unending impasse.



Background

A violent clash between students from the Commonwealth Hall (Vandals) of the University of Ghana, Legon and their counterparts from the University Hall (Katanga) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has left one person severely injured and properties destroyed.

Ten students have been arrested by the Legon police in connection with the act, which occurred Monday afternoon at the Legon campus.

Information received indicated that the Katanga boys had arrived in Accra from Kumasi in the Ashanti Region to participate in a debate organised by their ally (Sarbah Hall) of the University of Ghana.

According to a report, the clash started when students of Katanga Hall who were lodging at Sarbah Hall for the debate were seen on a video footage assaulting a student from Commonwealth Hall.

The said video, which went viral on campus, showed a student believed to be in his 20s and vandal, being molested by the visiting Kantaga guys.

Infuriated by the act, the vandals also mobilised themselves and stormed the venue for the debate, generating into the clash.

Louver blades and glasses of Mensah Sarbah Hall were destroyed as a result of the violence.