{"id":1136592,"date":"2022-06-28T16:40:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/28\/ndc-arise-ghana-demo-turns-bloody\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T16:40:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:40:31","slug":"ndc-arise-ghana-demo-turns-bloody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/28\/ndc-arise-ghana-demo-turns-bloody\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC &#8220;Arise Ghana Demo&#8221; Turns Bloody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Some recalcitrant demonstrators of the opposition National Democratic Congress who joined the \u201cArise Ghana Demo\u201d on Tuesday at Obra Sport, Accra turned it into a chaotic scene as several people were injured with police firing tear gas over unapproved routes.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a misunderstanding between the organizers of the demo led by Sammy Gyamfi and the Police over unapproved routes they wanted to embark on to present a petition to the President.<\/p>\n<p>The Police personnel fired tear gas at the agitated protestors during the demonstration when they were pelting stones at the police.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-370185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/police-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"767\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, there was a standoff between the police and protestors over the approved route for the protest.<\/p>\n<p>The organizers of the protest resolved to occupy the precincts of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle fountain over the disagreements with the Police.<\/p>\n<p>The police had been insisting on enforcing the orders of the court for the protestors to move through Farisco through TUC to Independence Square.<\/p>\n<p>But the demonstrators had wanted to march toward the Ako Adjei Interchange and stop at the Jubilee House.<\/p>\n<p>In the process to force their way out, the police formed a large human barricade under the Interchange which the protestors resisted and pelted stones at them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-370184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/police-1-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"310\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>To maintain law and order, the Police showered them with hot water and tear gas to disperse the agitated crowd descending on them with stones and sharp objects.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of that, some of the police officers were injured as well as some of the demonstrators who reportedly collapsed at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The protestors managed to damage some of the vehicles brought to the scene by the Police.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-370186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/police-car-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"786\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, about five suspects of have been arrested by Police.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration was attended by the leaders of the opposition National Democratic Congress led by the party Chairman, Ofosu Ampofo and the General Secretary, Johnson Aseidu Nketia among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<strong> BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some recalcitrant demonstrators of the opposition National Democratic Congress who joined the \u201cArise Ghana Demo\u201d on Tuesday at Obra Sport, Accra turned it into a chaotic scene as several people were injured with police firing tear gas over unapproved routes. 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