The University of Cape Coast has debunked claims that a student has been stabbed to death on campus.
A video circulating on social media purportedly showed blood stains on the floor of a student hostel.
But the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) in a statement issued by Pascal Korbla, said no such incident as captured in the video has occurred.
The SRC therefore asked students and the University community to disregard the hoax video and go about their normal routine.
The SRC also outlined a number of security measures put in place to saveguard lives and properties on campus:
1. Kindly note that the SRC has embarked on a security campaign led by the diaspora security chairperson to sensitize students on security issues.
2. Also, the SRC has beefed up security by adding fifty-five more watchdogs to the existing security personnel of the University. So far thirty-five (35) watchdogs have been deployed to Amamomma, Kwasipra, Apewusika, and Ayensu communities.
The SRC has sent twenty(20) watchdogs to Kwapraw to intensify security. Currently, one of the perpetrators has been caught and is currently in police custody.
3. Students are rested assured that the Office of the Dean of Students and the SRC have put in place robust measures to curtail any insecurity on campus.
“We, therefore, urge students to disregard any false information and go on with academic activities as measures are being put in place to ensure their safety,” the statement added.
