According to the police there were reports on social media that the incident occurred at the mall on Sunday.

“The Police this [Sunday] afternoon monitored information on social media that a group of terrorist had attacked the Accra mall. The police on receiving the information conducted security checks on the mall and found the information to be false,” a statement from the police and signed by Director-General of the Public Affairs Unit, Assistant Commissioner of Police, David E. Eklu added.

The police in the statement further cautioned persons behind such false information to desist from it “since it has serious implications for the security of the whole country.

The police further assured that it is investigating to identify those behind the false information “for necessary action to be taken.”