Election 2024: Police Arrest 12 Suspects Linked to Damongo EC Office Arson

A dozen individuals have been taken into custody by Ghanaian authorities in connection with various incidents of electoral violence. The arrests follow a disturbing incident in which a group of angry youths set fire to an Electoral Commission office in Damongo, leaving the building severely damaged.

According to eyewitnesses, the youths were frustrated by the delay in announcing the election results and stormed the office, setting it ablaze. The fire spread rapidly, consuming the entire structure.

The police have confirmed that preliminary investigations have linked the suspects to various acts of vandalism and looting, including breaking into a school feeding programme warehouse in Tamale and making off with food items.

The authorities have urged the public to remain calm, assuring them that police officers have been deployed to key locations to maintain law and order. The Police announced that they are currently reviewing footage of the incidents to identify and apprehend additional perpetrators.

In a statement, the Director of the Police Public Affairs Directorate, ACP Grace Ansah-Akrofi, confirmed the arrests and provided details of the preliminary investigation.

“Preliminary investigation has established that the suspects attacked and caused damage to some state assets, including the setting ablaze of the EC office in Damango in the Savannah Region, causing damage to some residences of the district chief executives in some parts of the country and vandalising some collation centres.

“Additionally, some of these suspects broke into the school feeding programme warehouse in Tamale and made away with some items, including foodstuff.

“Footages of the attack, vandalism and looting have been obtained and are being reviewed by a team of investigators to get the perpetrators arrested to face justice.

“We urge the public to remain calm as police officers have been deployed to key locations with intensified patrols to maintain law and order,” she stated.

Source: Lead News Online