Thirty-four persons have been arrested by the police for allegedly looting shops and violently attacking some shop owners in the Nungua Traditional Area.
According to the purported looters, their victims allegedly did not adhere to the curfew imposed on the area by the traditional authorities.
Movements of residents in the Traditional Area in Accra were restricted from Thursday, March 2 as part of funeral arrangements for the high priest of the Ga-Dangme State, Gborbu Wulomor, Wor-lomor Borketey Larweh-Tsuru I.
Beginning 10pm Thursday to 4am the following day, residents at Spintex Road, Sakumono, Addogon, Buade, Opkoi Gonno, Baatsonaa, Kotobaabi, Lashibi, Klagon, Oyibi and adjoining towns were restricted from moving about.
But some residents and shop owners were said to be unaware of the directive and so opened their shops.
The Police Service had indicated that the Nungua Traditional Council had rescinded its decision to impose a curfew on the Nungua township and its environs.
The police, in a statement said, “After a thorough dialogue between the police and the Nungua Traditional authorities, the Traditional Council has rescinded its earlier decision to restrict movements of persons, vehicles and commercial activities during the period.”
The suspects are alleged to have coerced some business owners to comply with the directive by the Council as part of the traditional burial rites of the Wulomor.
They were alleged to have looted and stolen some items from scores of shops in the area, leading to their arrests by the police.
The Council told Citi fm that only some critical institutions such as hospitals and the Electricity Company of Ghana were allowed to operate within the period.
While some complied with the curfew order, others reportedly ignored it. But commercial entities like the ADB Bank, Ghana Commercial Bank and other financial institutions closed their doors to the public as a result of the ban.
Source: Daily Guide
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Did they exhumed and reburied the wulomo who has been buried already about two years ago?
This is ***barred word***.Who is the wulomo in the scheme of things and for the people to place a ban.Thank God this directive was not adhered to.Tomorrow another family will get up and say their head is dead so they are placing curfew.The police must not allow this.Monkeys play by sizes and people must appreciate that there are levels in society and we all cant be the same.
Ga-Dangme my people don't get simple things right today this tomorrow that .Just putting ur feet down to get things done right it a problem. No wonder we can have three Ga-Manste we should stop disgracing ourselves aaaaa why.