Recent reports have it that an elderly woman and a minor who were arrested by the Ghana Police Service on Sunday, 22nd September 2024 for engaging in various acts of lawlessness at the 37 Intersection in Accra during the Democracy Hub demonstration have been released.
The elderly bemoaned the failure of the police to apprehend individuals engaged in illegal mining activities during her arrest.
In a video gone viral, she and the minor were put in a vehicle that kept other protestors who were arrested.
According to CitiNews report, the two have been released.
The Ghana Police Service on Sunday, 22nd September 2024, arrested 42 individuals among the Democracy Hub demonstrators.
The protesters, who had unlawfully assembled at the intersection, were seen attacking police officers performing their lawful duties, entering a police vehicle to remove the ignition key and throwing it away, pushing down police crash barriers, obstructing traffic, causing unlawful damage, and disturbing the peace, among other offenses.
In an official statement, the police noted that “all the suspects, including some of the leaders of the group, are in police custody and will be put before the court to face justice.”
The police are actively searching for the remaining perpetrators, including Oliver Vormawor, one of the group’s leaders, to bring them to justice.
The service thanked members of the public for their cooperation and assured that they remain committed to maintaining peace, security, law, and order.