The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for one of the leaders of Democracy Hub, Oliver Baker-Vormawor and some protestors who engaged in acts of lawlessness, including the road, pushing down Police crash barriers and obstructing traffic at the 37 Intersection.
An official statement issued by the police on Sunday, September 22, 2024, said," The Police are on a manhunt for Oliver Barker-Vormawor, one of the leaders of the protest, along with others involved in acts of lawlessness.
"We would like to assure the public that the Police will arrest all the perpetrators involved and bring them to face justice."
Tensions between the police and Democracy Hub escalated on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, when the police secured an injunction from the Accra High Court to prevent the group from holding their 3-day protest at Revolution Square, located in front of the Jubilee House.
The group, however, defied the police and embarked on the protest to demand a stop to illegal mining activities in the country popularly referred to as galamsey.
The arrests of several protestors on Sunday, September 22, 2024, follow a warning the police issued to the protesters on September 21, 2024, to desist from such acts.
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