Election Violence In Ghana
In the just ended biometric voter registration exercise pockets of violent acts were reported in different parts of the country.
Election violence in ghana. Police in ghana say there have been dozens of incidents of violence during the divisive election. President nana akufo addo and former president john mahama both claim to be on track for victory. Accra ghana ap at least five people have been killed in ghana and a dozen injured in violence related to the presidential and legislative elections held on monday said police.
The deaths were reported as early results confirmed a tight race for the presidency and ghana s neighbours urged political camps. The ghana police service said many people were also injured. Both the police and the public affairs.
Some have sought to suggest that such violent acts were not widespread and therefore the people of ghana. Accra dec 9 five people have been killed in election related violence in ghana police said today casting a shadow over a country hailed for its stable democracy. Five people have been killed in election violence in ghana police said on wednesday as tensions boiled over during a tightly contested race that both sides say they are on track to win.
Five people have been killed in election linked violence in ghana police said on wednesday in what it described as separate incidents that occurred since the morning of monday s presidential and. Five people have been killed in election linked violence in ghana police said on wednesday in separate incidents that occurred since the morning of monday s presidential and parliamentary vote. According to the police more than 60 violence related incidents have been recorded since election day.
Election violence however minor has been reported in almost all elections conducted in ghana since 1992. No fewer than five people were killed in the violence that broke out during the december 7 election in ghana.