Calm has been restored at the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) following violent clashes between students and police during a protest on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
The Northern Regional Police Command reported that about 500 students gathered at the administration block, burning tyres at key points on campus.
A police team led by Superintendent Richard Lantei Odartey was deployed, but the situation escalated when students began pelting stones at officers, leaving three students and three policemen injured. All were taken to hospital for treatment.
Police said no school property or facilities were damaged, and security has since been reinforced on campus to prevent further unrest.
The protest was sparked by allegations of financial mismanagement, fee hikes, and neglect of student welfare.
Demonstrators accused management of sidelining the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) in fee-setting processes, and delaying the release of SRC funds.
Students, chanting and carrying placards such as “Director of Finance Must Go” and “Fix TaTU Now,” marched from their hostels to the administration block.
The demonstration turned chaotic when police fired warning shots and used hot water to disperse the crowd, prompting students to retaliate with stones and burning tyres.
GRASAG President Abdul Ganiwu Inusah accused management of misusing Internally Generated Funds (IGF) and called on the Ministry of Education to order a forensic audit of the university’s finances.
He demanded suspension of all planned fee hikes until the audit is completed. SRC PRO Mahamud Musah also alleged that management was deliberately crippling student leadership by withholding funds, urging urgent intervention from stakeholders.
The incident has drawn condemnation from the National Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In a statement signed by National Youth Organizer Salam Mustapha, the group described the use of force against students as “absolutely unacceptable, undemocratic, and deserving of outright condemnation.”
It further urged the Inspector-General of Police to hold officers accountable for what it called “sordid and despicable violence,” warning that Ghana’s democracy cannot thrive if young people are brutalized for exercising their rights.
Below is a copy of the police statement
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
