Information reaching DGN Online indicates that a 12- year old
girl has been shot and killed in Savelugu in the Northern Region at 9:30pm on
December 8, 2020.
The deceased
is said to have been part of a group of NDC supporters who were jubilating
after the NDC parliamentary candidate for the Savelugu constituency was
declared winner of the parliamentary election.
DGN Online, gathered
that members of the NPP and NDC stormed the Savelugu police station demanding
the release of the ballot box to be counted creating tension in the
municipality.
A team of
police and military were however deployed to the Savelugu police station to protect
the ballot box.
The Savelugu Divisional Police
Command, DSP Twumasi Ankrah, who confirmed the incident to DGN Online, said
three other persons were shot and have been sent to the Savelugu hospital for
treatment.
“When police went to the scene,
we retrieved AK47 empty shells.”
According to him, due to the
tension which surrounded the ballot box, it was sent to the Northern Regional Police
Command to be counted.
DSP Ankrah, disclosed that after
the counting was done and a winner declared, the supporters of NDC started
jubilating in the Savelugu township and an unknown person shot into the crowd
killing the 12’year old girl and injuring three.
The Savelugu Divisional Police Commander said they have
commenced investigations into the matter.
He however appealed to residents to minimize their
celebrations after the presidential results is declared by the Electoral
Commission later today to avoid any disturbances.
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