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DECEMBER, 2020

PRESS RELEASE

SECURITY OUTLOOK FOR THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTIONS.

1. The National Election Security Taskforce (NESTF) has policed the 2020
Presidential and Parliamentary elections professionally and lauds the public for
their cooperation with pre-election security measures put in place and executed
through the electioneering period.

Recorded Cases.

2. However, between 0700 hours of 7th December, 2020 and 1000 hours of 9th
December, 2020; the Joint Operation Centre of the NESTF has recorded a total of
sixty-one (61) electoral and post electoral incidents nationwide. Twenty-one of the
incidents are true cases of electoral violence, six of which involve gunshots
resulting in the death of five.

3. The cases involving gunshots occurred as follows:

i. Central region, Awutu Senya East constituency: 2 injured from a

shooting incident by civilian(s) in the community during election
period on 07-12-20.
ii. Greater Accra region, Odododiodio constituency: 2 dead and 6
injured from a shooting incident by civilian(s) in the community
during post-election period on 07-12-20.
iii. Greater Accra region, Ablekuma Central: 4 injured including a
policeman from a shooting incident at the collation centre during post-
election period on 08-12-20.
iv. Bono East region, Techiman South constituency: 2 dead and 4 injured
from shooting by security personnel at the collation centre during
post-election period on 08-12-20.
v. Northern region, Savelugu Constituency: a shooting incident by
civilian(s) at the Police Station, when people besieged the station
during post-election period on 08-12-20.

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 vi. Northern region, Savelugu Constituency: 1 dead and 3 injured from a
shooting incident by civilian(s) in the community during post-election
period on 08-12-20.

4. The NESTF deems the incidents recorded to be incidents that could have
been avoided and therefore condemns their occurrence and promises to investigate
each one of them.

Fake News

5. The NESTF sighted old videos in circulation, portrayed as incidents related

to the ongoing electioneering exercise. The videos included police regional
simulation exercises in the run up to this year’s elections, where the media were
invited to cover as part of Police engagement with the media, as key stakeholders
of Ghana’s democracy.

6. Once again, the NESTF condemns these publications and warns that it is
against the law for any person to send false or misleading communication. Any
person who indulges in such will be arrested and prosecuted.

7. The NESTF continues to urge the public for calm through this period of
waiting for results to be declared by the Electoral Commission.

Sheilla Kessie Abayie-Buckman (Mrs.)

Superintendent of Police
Director, Public Affairs

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