Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah clash: Police storm UG campus

Personnel from the Ghana Police Service have been deployed to the University of Ghana campus following a clash between students of Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah Halls.

An inter-hall fight ensued between the residents of the Commonwealth and John Mensah Sarbah halls of the University of Ghana resulting in injuries and damage to property.

Narrating the incident to myjoyonline.com, an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said residents of Sarbah Hall celebrated ‘Sarbahfest’ on Friday.

As part of the festivities, the residents of the hall went on a procession, what is referred to in local parlance as ‘Jama’.

Somehow, one of them strayed to the Commonwealth Hall, where he was allegedly beaten up and his phone taken away.

In the process, a vehicle parked at the Mensah Sarbah Hall car park was set ablaze.

Residents of Commonwealth Hall are known as Vandals and Sarbah Hall residents are also called Vikings.