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General News of Friday, March 15, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-03-15
Entrance of the University of Education Winneba
The police are very present at the University of Education Winneba after the closure of the school.
Although students adhered to the Central Regional Security Council's directive to leave the campus, some of them returned after a district deputy, Alex Afenyo Markin sent grouped messages asking to come back because the situation is under control.
The school was closed indefinitely yesterday after days of student protests demanding the reinstatement of some sacked lecturers.
Citi News can confirm that, although the campus is practically empty, the police remain very present, with only the administrative staff and students of the Sports College on campus.
Some students preparing to leave spoke to Citi News that the police had chased them out of school.
"I was about to leave when I received a message from Afenyo Markin that we should come back because they have finished fixing everything. Now I come here to use the WiFi to download my messages for a mission, but the policeman prevented us from entering the campus. So now they do not allow us to enter, I have to go home.
"I was going on campus but the police keep me from asking if I'm a student here. I have responded in the affirmative but it is not allowed to enter at this moment. He said that the school was closed now, so we have to go home. I was shocked and I told him that our MP had asked us to ask to come back, but he said that I should tell the MP that he was not the one who runs it. school, "said another student.
EU: Two students arrested for failing to leave
Two students from the University of Winneba Education were arrested for defying a directive to leave the campus.
After the school closed, students were allowed to leave school until Thursday, 6 pm
According to DSP Irene Oppong, a member of the Central Region PRO police, both students were arrested in the corridors after the police went to routine checks.
She explained that both had been arrested because there were activities after six in the evening that could be related to these two individuals.
"We went to close the conference and their halls [of residence] and in the process, two people were still there after 18 hours and there were some ongoing activities that we think could be related, which is why they were chosen. "
They were handed over to the Winneba Police Command as investigations continue.
UEW quits indefinitely after student protest
The University of Education Winneba was closed Thursday for an indefinite period following three-day events organized by students against rector Anthony Afful-Broni, vice-chancellor of the school.
The Central Regional Security Council announced the closure of the school after visiting the campus on Thursday morning.
Central Regional Minister Kwamina Duncan told the media "On the advice of the Regional Security Council, we can not allow the university to sit."
"Our report is: every day that pbades, the level of insecurity increases or increases," added the minister.
During the three days of demonstrations, the windows of the buildings and vehicles were broken.
The students also blocked roads and burned stands amidst the demonstrations.
Students say that there is a crisis of leadership in the school have demonstrated to demand the reinstatement of some sacked lecturers
The police were forced to use tear gas to disperse student demonstrators this morning.
In retaliation, the students threw stones at the police, making at least one policeman injured.
A police reinforcement team was sent to Accra this morning to restore calm on campus.
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