[ 2017-01-25 ]

Ga Mantse palace secured by police after near-fatal clash
The Greater Accra Police Command has dispatched a
team of officers to secure the Palace of the Ga
Mantse in Accra, following near-fatal clashes
there on Tuesday.  It took the police more than
two hours to prevent scores of armed, well-built
men from firing shots at each other.


The clashes occurred during an induction ceremony
of the Ga Mantse, Nii Adama Latse, as the
President of the Ga Traditional Council, following
an order from the High Court last week, for the
ceremony to take place within seven days.

But an opposing faction stormed the palace to
prevent the event from taking place.

Scores of people were critically wounded in the
process.

The Public Relations Officer of the Accra
Regional Police Command, ASP Effia Tenge, says the
police officers will remain at the palace till all
grievances are resolved.

“We had information that some thugs had taken
over the Ga Matse Palace, and while efforts were
underway to get them away from the palace, another
opposing faction also attacked them, and a clash
ensued between the two factions leading to some of
them sustaining some minor injuries. However, we
have taken over the control of the place.”

“…So for now, the police have taken control
of the security of the Ga Mantse until further
notice. We are also engaging the authorities of
the palace in a dialogue, and also to find out
what led to the taking over of the Ga Mantse
palace,” Effia Tenge added.

Source - citifmonline.com

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