Five persons have been arrested in connection with the violent clashes that rocked Agbobloshie on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
According to the police, some locally manufactured weapons were retrieved from some of the suspects.<\/p>\n
Two factions, Konkombas and Dagombas, on Tuesday clashed at Agbobloshie killing two persons, and leaving almost eight people critically injured.<\/p>\n
The confusion was started over an alleged mobile phone theft in the area.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>,\u00a0the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, ASP Effia Tenge, said they are still investigating the matter, adding that the place currently is relatively calm.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 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 [Tuesday]. Two of these persons were found with locally manufactured pistols 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,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n ASP Tenge also added that, the eight people who received various degrees of injury are responding to treatment.<\/p>\n \u201cEight 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.\u201d<\/p>\n The Police PRO further assured that, after their investigations, persons found culpable will be dealt with.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce we do our investigation, and it points to the fact that people have questions to answer, we will not hesitate in doing so at all.\u201d<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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