As part of celebrations for the university’s 56th Congregation, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has officially commissioned the Jericho Wall Police Station at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on March 17, 2023.
In addition to improving local and campus security, the police station, which is meant to service the university and the neighboring areas, is also projected to increase overall safety.
The KNUST Motorbikes Patrols was also launched as part of efforts by the Police Administration to improve police visibility and incident response time on the university campus.
This is an initiative to ensure motorized police visibility on the campuses of our universities. University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani was the first to benefit from this initiative with the KNUST being the second.
Also present at the commissioning which took place immediately after the 56th Congregation of the university were the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, the Deputy Education Minister, Rev John Ntim Fourjour, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Rita Akosua Dickinson, the Director-General/NPD, COP/Paul Manly Awini, DG/HRD, COP/Frederick Adu Anim and some other Senior Police Officers and some officials of the university.