Thirty-five people have been arrested in the Lower Manya Municipality in the Eastern region following a clash between police and some youth in the area over a mass disconnection exercise being undertaken by the Power Distribution Services (PDS).
“At the moment the situation has improved dramatically and things are a bit calm but a curfew may be considered if the attacks still persist and when it gets to the point where curfew should be imposed, that is going to be done but it is the sole decision that will be taken by the Regional Security Council.
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“For now, I don’t think we have gotten to that road yet but when we get to the bridge, we are going to cross it,” DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer said.
In an interview with Accra-based Citi FM, DSP Tetteh added that about 100 police personnel drawn from various units of the police service have been deployed to the area to ensure calm.
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“The National Formed Police Unit in Accra, Rapid Deployment Force and the Counter Terrorism Unit, together with men from the Eastern Regional Command, have been deployed in the area for patrols to ensure calm in the area using anti-riot equipment,” he said..
DSP Tetteh added that the police are enforcing measures to ensure calm is restored in the area.
Source: Adomonline.com | Gertrude Otchere
