The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that five people have died from 61 electoral and post-electoral incidents nationwide.
In a statement, the Police stated that Twenty-one of the incidents are true cases of electoral violence, six of which involve gunshots resulting in the death of five.
The cases according to the Police happened in the Awutu Senya East constituency, Odododiodio constituency, Ablekuma Central and other constituencies across the country.
Read the full statement
SECURITY OUTLOOK FOR THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTIONS.
1.The National Election Security Taskforce (NESTF) has policed the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections professionally and lauds the public for their cooperation with pre-election security measures put in place and executed through the electioneering period.
Recorded Cases.
2.However, between 07 00 hours of 7th December 2020 and 10 00 hours of 9th December 2020; the Joint Operation Centre of the NESTF has recorded a total of sixty-one (61) electoral and post-electoral incidents nationwide. Twenty-one of the incidents are true cases of electoral violence, six of which involve gunshots resulting in the death of five.
3.The cases involving gunshots occurred as follows:
i.Central region, Awutu Senya East constituency: 2 injured from a shooting incident by civilian(s) in the community during election period on 07-12-20.
ii. Greater Accra region, Odododiodio constituency: 2 dead and 6 injured from a shooting incident by civilian(s) in the community during the post-election period on 07-12-20.
iii. Greater Accra region, Ablekuma Central: 4 injured including a policeman from a shooting incident at the collation centre during the post-election period on 08-12-20.
iv. Bono East region, Techiman South constituency:2 dead and 4 injured from shooting by security personnel at the collation centre during the post-election period on 08-12-20.
v.Northern region, Savelugu Constituency: a shooting incident by civilian(s) at the Police Station, when people besieged the station during the post-election period on 08-12-20.
vi. Northern region, Savelugu Constituency: 1 dead and 3 injured from a shooting incident by civilian(s) in the community during the post-election period on 08-12-20.4.
The NESTF deems the incidents recorded to be incidents that could have been avoided and therefore condemns their occurrence and promises to investigate each one of them.
