{"id":54755,"date":"2023-09-21T14:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T14:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=54755"},"modified":"2023-09-21T12:55:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T12:55:48","slug":"police-restore-calm-following-riots-at-ofankor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/police-restore-calm-following-riots-at-ofankor","title":{"rendered":"Police restore calm following riots at Ofankor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The police have mounted a search for persons behind the burning of tyres and blocking of roads at Ofankor on Wednesday, September 20.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The police have assured that calm has been restored.<\/p>\n<p>But they said investigations were immediately launched into the incident<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigation so far indicates that the riot was in relation to a land litigation issue,\u201d the Ghana Police Service said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It added that it has since strengthened security in the area and the road has been opened to normal traffic flow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigation continues to get the perpetrators arrested to face justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. The police have mounted a search for persons behind the burning of tyres and blocking of roads at Ofankor on Wednesday, September 20. The police have assured that calm has been restored. 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