Ghana Election: Police Arrest 12 Persons Over Burning Of Damongo EC Office, Other Acts of Violence
- Police have made multiple arrests after the Damongo Municipal Electoral Commission office was attacked and set on fire
- Police, in a statement, said arrests were also made over other disturbances recorded up north
- Police said they are reviewing video footage from the disturbances to make further arrests
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The Ghana Police Service has made arrests after the Damongo Municipal Electoral Commission office was set ablaze.
The office was set on fire by residents angered by the delay in declaring the election results.
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Police, in a statement, said arrests were made over other disturbances, including the vandalism of some collation centres and thefts at the School Feeding Project Warehouse in Tamale.
"Footage of the attacks, vandalism and looting have been obtained and are being reviewed by a team of dedicated investigators to get other perpetrators arrested to face justice," police added.
According to Joy News, eyewitnesses in Damongo reported that the agitated youth had gathered peacefully outside the commission, demanding updates on the results.
Tensions escalated with speculation about alleged irregularities in the collation process.
Violence in Kasoa
One person died after a shooting incident at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East constituency of the Central Region.
Police made four arrests after the incident and seized an AK47 rifle with 69 rounds of ammunition.
The victims in the attack are linked to the National Democratic Congress candidate Phyllis Naa Koryoo Okunor.
That constituency was flagged as a hotspot ahead of the election. Police are also currently on the hunt for one Muhajeed Suraj over an earlier shooting incident in the constituency.
Other arrests during Ghana's election
YEN.com.gh reported police arrested four persons over a shooting incident at Nyankpala in the Northern Region. That incident led to the death of one person and wounding of one other.
In the Western Region, a man in Wassa Akropong-Appiahkrom was detained on suspicions of double voting.
Police also reportedly arrested people thumbprinting fake ballot papers at the Royal N Hotel polling station in Pokuase on December 7.
Source: YEN.com.gh
