Tensions flare at GICEL Estate as CIBA members clash with armed police officers [Video]

The altercation stemmed from what CIBA members described as an unannounced and unjustified police operation to lock up shops and evict business owners.

Eyewitnesses recounted that the officers stormed the estate without prior notice or legal documentation, sparking outrage among shop owners.

The affected business operators alleged that the operation was illegal and have called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and hold the officers accountable.

In an interview with Class FM’s Samuel Addo, some aggrieved CIBA members narrated their ordeal.

“The police came early in the morning and started locking up our shops without any court warrant or prior notice.

When we questioned their actions, some of us were physically assaulted,” one business owner claimed.

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