The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has issued a rejoinder to correct misleading reports on alleged rape incidents involving two students.
The University clarifies that the incidents occurred off campus, adding that the suspect is not a member of KNUST Security Services.
According to the KNUST Management, the matter is before the appropriate state authorities.
In a statement issued by KNUST Management on April 24, 2026, it read, “The alleged incidents did not occur on the KNUST campus. They took place off campus in the nearby community of Ayeduase and therefore fall outside the jurisdiction of the University’s internal security operations”.
“The suspect is not a member of KNUST’s Security Services. The individual is a private security guard engaged by the Ayeduase Roman Catholic Primary School and has no affiliation whatsoever with the University’s official security system,” it added.
“The suspect remains in police custody, and the matter is currently before the court,” the statement noted.
“The victims have received initial counselling support, and the University has initiated contact to offer further psychological and medical support,” it said.
The KNUST Management rejoinder comes on the heels of a security guard has been remanded by the Asokore Mampong District Court for allegedly raping two KNUST female students.
The security guard has been identified as Lloyd Kwaku Boateng.
Reports suggest the security guard raped, extorted and intimidated two female students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST),
The information gathered suggests Lloyd Kwaku Boateng, who works at the Ayeduase Roman Catholic Junior High School, harasses and assaults students who visit the school compound at night.
Reports detailed that on February 13, 2026, Boateng allegedly confronted a 22-year-old student and her boyfriend, accusing them of misconduct and reportedly assaulting the boyfriend, seizing their belongings, and demanding GH₵300.
He allegedly threatened to humiliate her publicly before dragging her into a classroom to rape her.
According to the information gathered two months later, on April 4, 2026, another student, aged 23, reported a similar ordeal with the security guard, who allegedly held her hostage overnight, threatened her with a knife, raped her and forced her to transfer GH₵150 via mobile money.
The guard has also been accused of taking nude photographs of the victim and threatening to release them if she reported the incident.
He was arrested on April 13, 2026, with medical reports confirming physical trauma in both cases.
Boateng has since denied the allegations in his caution statement.
However, Chief Inspector Samuel Agyare, the prosecutor, urged the court to remand the accused while investigations continue.
Hilda Esther Wryter, who presided over the case, adjourned proceedings to May 8, 2026.
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