TAMALE: YOUTH VANDALIZE NEDCO OFFICES, POLICE
STATION IN DEMO AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY
THE LAMASHEGU POLICE STATION IN TAMALE IN THE
NORTHERN REGION HAS BEEN VANDALIZED.
The destruction was
caused by some youth who took to the streets on Saturday to protest supposed
frequent brutalization of residents by police officers in the metropolis.
The protesters marched
through some principal streets of Tamale to the Northern Electricity
Distribution Company (NEDCo), where they destroyed some properties of the power
distribution company.
Upon reaching the
police station, the irate youth began pelting stones at the police building,
destroying the glass doors and windows of parts of the building
In the end, some
vehicles that were parked at the police station were also damaged.
“The youth are not
happy with the developments happening in Tamale. This is to show their anger to
their leaders. That is why we have traditionally come to the Chief’s palace to
express our concerns in a law-abiding manner”, former Assembly Member for Vitin
Electoral area, Haruna Mohammed Nburidiba said when he addressed the media on
behalf of the protesters.
Attempts by Citi News
to speak to officials of NEDCo and the police failed as of the time of filing
this report
Recently, a video
circulated on social media in which some police officers were manhandling some
residents suspected to have engaged in illegal power connections.
It received wide
condemnation from the public, traditional authorities, and civil society
organizations in the Northern Region.
Residents who were
outraged over the development called on the leadership of the Ghana Police
Service to take punitive actions against its personnel over their actions
Subsequently, the
police personnel involved were interdicted pending investigations.
NEDCo also apologized
to its customers who were assaulted by officers.
SOURCE: citinewsroom.com
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