Refusing them bail, the court, presided over by Mrs Mercy Addei Kotei, remanded them to reappear on June 27, 2017.

The remanded people include the Assembly Member for the Sawer Electoral Area in Somanya in the Yilo Krobo municipality, Ebenezer Jones Adamtey.
The pleas of the accused persons were not taken.

Facts

Adamtey has been charged with causing unlawful damage, demonstrating without recourse to the Public Order Act and provocation of riot, while the 13 others, mostly young people, are charged with conspiracy to commit riot, rioting, rioting with weapons, unlawful assembly and forcible entry.

It be recalled that on Monday, May 29, 2017, some irate youth of Somanya went on rampage and vandalised the Somanya Police Station and other property following Adamtey’s arrest.

Adamtey is suspected to have led the irate youth to cause unlawful damage to the offices of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Friday, May 26, 2017.

The youth who vandalised the police station burnt the only police duty patrol vehicle, with registration number GP 2605, in the process.

They allegedly destroyed doors and windows, police diaries and computers at the station. Some policemen and their families had to run for their lives.

Standstill

Following the action of the youth, almost every economic activity in Somanya came to a standstill for more than eight hours.

Most stores were closed down and many residents ran for their lives, as the demonstrators took the town hostage.

Major roads were closed to traffic, a situation which created inconvenience for travellers who passed through Somanya.

It took reinforcement from the Eastern Regional Police Command and nearby police stations to control the demonstrators, who were more than 1,000.

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Source: Graphic.com.gh

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This he said was because Akufo-Addo who is also the leader of the NPP failed to condemn the attacks and call the people perpetrating such act to order.

[contextly_sidebar id=”Jc7mVhmcDQLInQFE9VGnbLYW1MhqDQ7c”]“Nana Addo and his party people are justifying what is happening and I’ve not heard him speak. He spoke only before his swearing in and now after that it became even worse. Before he was sworn in…John Boadu’s comment on air was even stronger than even the president elect and that is what motivated them, the day he took his oath that they acted more,” he said on Eyewitness News last Friday.

Some youth believed to be sympathizers of the NPP have recently been on rampage; taking over some state properties and institutions including the Ghana Ports and Habours Authority, the Ashaiman assembly and tollbooths.

Two NDC loyalist died after election

According to Kofi Adams, two of NDC loyalists have lost their lives through such attacks.

He said, “we [NDC] have buried two people as a result of post-election violence in Sefwi Wiawso and Dunkwa. They were NDC people who were attacked NPP members after the elections.”

The NDC Organiser further expressed disappointment at the acting National Chairman of the NPP, Freddy Blay for justifying the attacks.

Kofi Adams said the NPP’s security group, known as the Invisible Forces beat up a police officer on duty at the Flagstaff House.

“You have these people move not just to toll booths and other places but even to the flagstaff house, beat up uniformed persons and tear up their clothes and then claim they [Invisible forces] are in charge.” “I heard their acting National Chairman saying people are clearing goods without paying duty and so they have to go and protect those things. I am not aware of Customs officer who is not working to make the Invisible forces go and protect the place,” Kofi Adams said.

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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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