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Police arrest six suspects after deadly mob attack on New Winneba
The statement which was signed by Chief Inspector, Isaac Evans Ettie of the Public Affairs Unit, Central Region continued that the police have established six snap checkpoints, intensified day and night patrols, and deployed officers from the Police Intelligence Department (PID) and Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to monitor the situation.
According to a statement from the Public Affairs Unit of the Central Region Police Command, approximately 300 people from Gomoa Oguakrom, Gomoa Yenkuadze and Gomoa Pomadze stormed the township at about 10:40 a.
Police have arrested six suspects following a violent attack on New Winneba Township by a large mob on Monday, 1 September 2026, that left three people dead and 15 others injured.
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