Otumfou Osei Tutu II Commissions New Police Station At Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology

Otumfou Osei Tutu II Commissions New Police Station At Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology

  • The Ashanti King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has commissioned a new police station at the Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology in Kumasi
  • The commissioning ceremony occurred on March 17, 2023, as part of the university's 56th-anniversary celebrations
  • According to the police, the facility is meant to enhance the security situation of the campus and the nearby communities

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The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology's (KNUST) Jericho Wall Police Station has been officially opened by His Royal Majesty Otumfou Osei Tutu II, the Asante Hene.

KNUST receives a new police station
Otumfuo commissions a police station in KNUST. Photo credit: @KNUST_Live
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The commissioning ceremony occurred on March 17, 2023, as part of the university's 56th-anniversary celebrations.

According to the police, the station is meant to assist the institution and enhance the security situation in the nearby communities.

The police stated that their administration had started the KNUST motorbike patrols to increase police visibility and incident reaction times on the university campus.

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KNUST police station
KNUST receives a new police station. Photo credit: @KNUST_Live
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They noted that the KNUST was the second institution to gain from this program after the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani.

The vice chancellor of the university, Rev. John Ntim Fourjour, the Deputy Education Minister, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, and the Inspector-General of Police were all present for the commissioning, which followed the university's 56th Congregation.

Other dignitaries at the commissioning were Professor Rita Akosua Dickinson, the Director-General of the National Police Department and Chief of Police Paul Manly Awini.

Asenso-Boakye hands over a newly constructed police station to the Bantama Ahenbronum community

In an earlier story, YEN.com.gh wrote about how Francis Asenso-Boakye, the member of parliament for Bantama, dedicated a new police station for the Bantama Ahenbronum neighbourhood. The MP said in an Instagram post that he donated the building along with Kumasi's mayor and the district's immediate past MP. According to Asenso-Boakye, the new police station will be a facility that aids in upholding peace and order in the area.

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