Presidential Election Ghana: Results na im Ghanaians dey wait, Police say five people die for Ghana election violence

Presidential Election Ghana: Results na im Ghanaians dey wait

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Ghana Police Service say five people die as a result of de violence wey happen during de December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary election for Ghana.

De police service talk is one for their Security Outlook report for de 2020 General Elections.

“De National Election Security Taskforce (NESTF) policed de 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections professionally and praise de public for their cooperation with pre-election security measures put in place and executed through de electioneering period. “

Ghana police service say between 0700 hours of 7th December 2020 and 1000 hours of 9th December, 2020, de Joint Operation Centre of de NESTF has record total of sixty-one (61) electoral and post electoral incidents nationwide.

“Twenty-one of de incidents na true cases of electoral violence, six of which involve gunshots resulting in de death of five.” Ghana police talk.

De cases involving gunshots happen fo de following places;

  • Central region, Awutu Senya East constituency: Two people injure from one shooting incident by civilian(s) in de community during election period on 07-12-20.
  • Greater Accra region, Odododiodio constituency: Two people die and six person injure from aone shooting incident by civilian(s) in de community during post-election period on 07-12-20.
  • Greater Accra region, Ablekuma Central: Four people injure including one policeman from one shooting incident for de collation centre during postelection period on 08-12-20

Bono East region, Techiman South constituency: Two people die and four person injure from shooting by security personnel for de collation centre during post-election period on 08-12-20.

Northern region, Savelugu Constituency: One shooting incident by civilian(s) happen for de Police Station, when people gather de station during post-election period on 08-12-20

Northern region, Savelugu Constituency: One person die and three people injure from one shooting incident by civilian(s) in de community during post-election period on 08-12-20.

De NESTF add say all dis incidents wey dem record na something wey people for fit avoid and so dem condemn decoccurrence and promises to investigate each one of them.