Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have
attacked officers at the Manhyia Police Station in the Ashanti Region demanding
the release of one of their members.
This
development ensued during a demonstration in Kumasi against the declaration of
Nana Akufo-Addo as President-elect in the just-ended polls.
Police say the
group acted on false information as the incident happened before police
arrested one of the members at the finish point of the protest.
Divisional Crime Officer at
Manhyia Police Station told JoyNews that “we explained to them that nobody has
been arrested. The demonstrators will not agree.
“They were claiming that one of
the demonstrators had been arrested here which was not correct. It was
completely false. So they were coming to demand that person’s release,” said
DSP Charles Appiah.
According to him, “they threw stones and some of the police
were hurt. A vehicle was also damaged.”
He, however, did not state how
many of them sustained wounds adding that “finally we were able to take control
and they moved away.”
He,
however, did not state how many of them sustained wounds adding that “finally
we were able to take control and they moved away.”
Earlier today, it took police water tanks to douse the
burning of car tires in protest against what supporters of the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) party supporters call a rigged election.
Others have expressed their displeasure at the election’s
outcome with some even protesting at the headquarters of the Electoral
Commission (EC) in Accra.
NDC Presidential Candidate, John Mahama has described the
EC’s verdict as fictionalised to favour the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
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