An altercation happened recently in Ghana between youths and the police. This fracas took place in the Southern city of Tema where the youths were making a demonstration against unstable power supply in their community.
Via Punch
Hundreds of youths clashed with police in the southern Ghanaian city of Tema, some 38 kilometers east of the capital Accra, during a demonstration against unstable power supply in the area.
Tema police spokesperson Juliana Obeng told journalists Tuesday the demonstrators violated the route agreed with the police and threw stones and bottles at the policemen who tried to control them.
The police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowd, injuring scores of protesters.
The demonstrators had threatened to attack the Sunon-Asogli Power Plant in 48 hours if they saw no improvement in the unstable power supply.
The leader of the demonstration, Samuel Owusu Mensah, said the residents had been enduring darkness.
The protesters also claimed there was a high unemployment rate in the area despite being surrounded by a number of industries, and accused members of the traditional council of illegally selling lands in the region.
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