The National Alumni of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) has called for an immediate independent investigation into the conduct of personnel of the Ghana Police Service in the Northern Region who were deployed to maintain law and order during the protest of students last Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
The Alumni want officers found culpable for the shooting incident that led to some students sustaining various gunshot wounds to be prosecuted.
The National President, Ing Dr. Jamal-Deen Kukurah and General Secretary, Prof. Adams Issahaku, made the call in a jointly signed statement dated Wednesday, September 17.
The old Students have also demanded a public apology from both the Ghana Police Service and the University Management to the affected students and the wider university community for what they say was an unprofessional conduct on the part of the police and a breach of trust from University management.
”An immediate, independent investigation into the conduct of the Ghana Police Service, and the prosecution of officers found culpable in the shooting of students.
”A public apology from both the Ghana Police Service and the University Management to the affected students and the wider university community. We also want an urgent medical and psychological support for the injured students, fully funded by the university and state,” the statement added.
The students were protesting against the school authorities for alleged neglect, poor sanitation, misappropriation, mismanagement of the school’s funds and unjustified increment of fees.
It was also alleged that the University management removed the representatives of the Students Representatives Council (SRC) and the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) from the fee fixing committee which further angered the student body.
Reacting to this in the statement, the Alumni Executives said a high-level stakeholder engagement, including student leadership, alumni, and independent bodies, should be held to address the root causes of the demonstration, particularly the deteriorating state of campus infrastructure; the continuous, unexplained increases in tuition and fees; and allegations of mismanagement within the university’s administration.
”As an Association representing the interests of all past students of Tamale Technical University, we unequivocally condemn the violent actions of the Ghana Police Service.
”We also find it imperative to emphasise that the students’ grievances—which include concerns over poor infrastructure, arbitrary and unjustified annual hikes in school fees, and allegations of mismanagement within the university administration—are legitimate and deserve immediate, comprehensive, and transparent responses” the group said.
