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General News on Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Source: 3news.com
2019-02-13
play the videoFebruary 13, 2019, the angry young man stands a few meters from the police headquarters
The arrest of seven people for the fire of the office of the new patriotic party Gonja East in the new Savannah region exacerbated tensions in Salaga, while angry youth besieged the municipal police headquarters for demand the release of their comrades.
Irritated by the designation of Damongo as regional capital of Savannah, the youth of Salaga burned down the office of the NPP constituency on the evening of Tuesday, February 12, leaving various documents and party property destroyed.
Around Wednesday, February 13, police in the area arrested seven people suspected of involvement in the violent incident, but it appears to have angered the youngsters as they gathered at the police headquarters to demand the release of the suspects. who have not yet been released. to be projected.
The unarmed men are currently standing a few meters from the facade of the municipal police headquarters and have issued a nine-hour ultimatum to the police to release their arrested colleagues or burn the entire police headquarters building.
Our correspondent, Zubaida Ismail, who is closely following developments in the region, said that the seven suspects had been transferred since their arrest to the police headquarters in the northern region, which she was not aware of. -being that she was the girl.
"The young people, who number around 50, started piling up at the police headquarters around 8:09 am and are currently standing a few meters beating the police," she says. .
Police ready to avoid an attack
DSP Yussif Tanko, a member of the North Region Police, told 3news.com that the police were monitoring the situation and that "the officers are well placed to prevent an attack on the police".
He stated that it was still early, as they were arrested to badist in the investigation of the acts of violence, stating that "only suspects have been selected to badist investigations".
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