Police record over 61 electoral incidents, five deaths so far
The National Election Security Taskforce (NESTF) has lauded the public for their cooperation with pre-election security measures
A total of 61 electoral and post-electoral incidents have been recorded across the country, the National Election Security Taskforce (NESTF) has said.
In a statement, the NESTF said: “Twenty-one of the incidents are true cases of electoral violence, six of which involve gunshots resulting in the death of five.”
According to the statement, two persons have been injured in the Awutu Senya East constituency in the Central region injured from a shooting incident by civilian(s) in the community during election period on 7 December.
In the Odododiodoo constituency in the Greater Accra region, there have been two dead and six injured from a shooting incident by civilians in the community during the post-election period on 7 December.
In the Ablekuma Central constituency also in the Greater Accra region, four injured including a policeman from a shooting incident at the collation centre during the post-election period on 8 December.
Read the full statement below:
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