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He allegedly said Albert Donkor witnessed police officers committing a robbery and went to report to the police which caused his death. [1] The youth in the community wore red armbands, blocked some roads, threw stones, clubs, torched used car tyres and destroyed properties whilst the police fired live rubber bullets and warning shots.
He said the youth in Ejura planned to torch the Ejura District Police Station after the burial of Macho Kaaka. [10] Seven military personnel were said to have begun firing warning shots into the air and later directed the shooting into the protestors for about 20 to 30 minutes. [ 11 ]
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) is the main law enforcement agency of Ghana. The service is under the control of the Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior , [ 2 ] and employs over 30,000 officers across its 651 stations.
Ghanaian police and army explosives experts were sent to the scene to avoid the risk of a second explosion. [8] Police requested that local residents "move out of the area to nearby towns for their safety while recovery efforts are underway" and requested that nearby communities "open up their classrooms, churches etc to accommodate surviving victims".
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The young man entered into the Lamashe-Naa's Palace to avoid being caught by the security personnel. The young man about 24 years old was shot by the police. It resulted in the torching of woods and car tires on major roads in Tamale. [4] The youth in the community threw stones at the Police and the Police responded with firing gunshots.
Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan (born 21 January 1954) is a Ghanaian police officer and former United Nations official. He is the commanding officer of the Ghana Police Service and was the Inspector General of Police under the John Dramani Mahama administration. [1] [2]
The Ghana Police Service is the main law enforcement agency in Ghana. It is organized at national level and has a unitary command under the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Although there are many regional and divisional commands, they all report to the National Headquarters in Accra.