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Five arrested over Agbogbloshie clashes
There was a bloody clash between Konkombas and Dagombas at the Konkomba market within the Agbogbloshie market in Accra on Tuesday, April 11.
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Police is yet to confirm what sparked the bloody conflict but eyewitnesses say it was over a phone theft.
A joint military and police team have since been deployed to the scene to restore calm.
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The Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, ASP Effia Tenge said the police retrieved some locally manufactured weapons from the suspects arrested so far over the incident.
“The place is relatively calm and since the incident broke yesterday [Tuesday], the police have been able to arrest four more persons. One person was arrested yesterday. Two of these persons were found with locally manufactured pestle on them and some cartridges. One of them even had a knife on him. So they are presently with the police and assisting with investigations,” she told Accra-based Citi FM.
ASP Tenge added that: “Eight people sustained various degrees of injury and they are being attended to at the hospital. They are currently responding to treatment. One has been discharged.”
Meanwhile, over 30 people have been rendered homeless at Agbogbloshie following the clashes.
Member of Parliament for the area, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, said with the help of his party executives, he was able to obtain temporary accommodation for over 30 people made up mostly of women and children on Tuesday night.
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