The Ghana Police have issued a statement in regards to the alleged reports of arresting a pregnant woman during the Democracy Hub Protest.
Earlier on, Ghanaian Blogger, GH Hyper shared a video on his IG page where a woman claiming to be pregnant was seen getting hauled to the police vehicle with her husband.
It was reported that the woman was a few months pregnant and as a result, the baby bump wasnβt showing. she was reportedly part of the protestors that were arrested a few days ago.
But according to the statement by Ghana Police, there was no pregnant woman among the protestors that were arrested and detained a few days ago.
βWe want to state unequivocally that no pregnant woman or elderly lady with a child was arrested during the demonstration. These rumours are false and are intended to cause unnecessary panic and stir distrust in the Police Service.
“Following the arrests, the attention of the Ghana Police Service has been drawn to reports suggesting that a 12-year-old child, a 68-year-old woman, and a pregnant woman were among those arrested and detained.
“We would like to categorically state that all these are false. We, therefore, urge the public to disregard these reports and treat them with the contempt they deserve.β Parts of their statement said.
See the full statement below;
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β Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) September 26, 2024
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