Tag Archives: DEMO

Islamic SHS Demo: All 39 student-victims discharged from hospital

All students admitted to hospitals following Monday’s clash between protesting students of Islamic Senior High School and the Police in Kumasi have been discharged. 22 of them were treated and discharged on Monday while the remaining 17 students were equally discharged on Tuesday and have reunited with their colleagues on …

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Watch CCTV footage of Kumasi Islamic SHS demo before police swoop

On Monday, June 13, 2022, an operation by the Kumasi Regional Police Command to disperse a group of demonstrating students led to over 30 of the students being admitted to a hospital. The students of Kumasi Islamic Senior High School had blocked portions of the Abrepo Road passing through the …

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IGP invites organisers of botched armed demo

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has invited the organizers of the much-talked-about three-day demonstration with arms at the forecourt of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). The organizers at an earlier press conference held in Accra asked the police to allow them to carry their own registered weapons during …

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NSS group to embark on demo over nonpayment of allowance

The Coalition of ‘Suffering National Service Personnel’ say they will embark on a demonstration on Monday June 6, 2022. “Following our successful meeting held in the office of the Greater Accra Regional Police Commander, the police have acknowledged receipt of our letter notifying them of our quest to embark on …

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Court stops #FixTheCountry June 4 demo

The three days intended demonstration by a group of Ghanaians which is set to start on Saturday, June 4, has been stopped by court. This was after the police filed a motion at the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court to have the said demonstration stopped and same was …

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Tension at Afram Plains as drivers threaten demo against new ferry charges

Drivers at Afram Plains have threatened to demonstrate against the Volta Lake Transport Company Limited on their new ferry charges In an interview with Agoo News’ Owusu Aduomi, Some of the drivers complained about the high increase in the fees they pay on the Ferry. They said there is an …

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I am no longer part of the June 4 Demo- Captain Smart

A member of the Fix the Country Movement, Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, says he has no knowledge of the letter to the Police, notifying the Service of an impending armed demonstration by the members of the Movement on June 4. Speaking on an Accra FM station, Captain …

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June 4 armed demo: Captain Smart ‘exposed’ by WhatsApp conversation

Captain Smart, host of Onua FM Morning Show, is on record to have said he is not aware of any letter by his group, #FixTheCountry Movement, notifying the Ghana Police Service of a planned demonstration on Saturday, June 4, in which they [protestors] requested to hold weapons and to hire …

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June 4 Demo: You cannot march with guns – Police tells organisers

The Ghana Police Service has stated that it is unable to provide protection for a group of persons who have indicated their intentions to demonstrate on the streets of Accra for a period of three days. The demonstrators, including broadcasters Captain Smart and Okatakyie Afrifa, asked the police to allow them to …

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We’ll carry our weapons to June 4 demo – Captain Smart, Okatakyie, Oliver write to Police

A group of Ghanaians seeking to demonstrate for three days beginning June 4 have written to the Accra Regional Police Command to allow them to demonstrate with their own private security. The individuals including broadcasters Captain Smart and Okatakyie Afrifa are also asking the Police to allow demonstrators to carry …

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