#GhanaPolls2024: 12 suspects arrested over destruction of EC office in Damongo

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 12 individuals linked to election-related violence, including the destruction of the Electoral Commission (EC) office in Damongo.

The arrests follow an incident where angry youth, protesting delayed election results, set the EC office ablaze, causing extensive damage to the building and its contents.

In a statement, ACP Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of the Police Public Affairs Directorate, revealed that preliminary investigations also uncovered attacks on state assets, vandalism of collation centers, and looting of a school feeding program warehouse in Tamale.

The police have obtained video evidence of the incidents and are intensifying efforts to identify additional culprits.

Authorities assured the public of increased security patrols and urged calm while investigations continue to ensure justice.