The Police administration on Tuesday warned perpetrators of violence at Agbogbloshie in Accra to stop immediately.
A statement issued in Accra and signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kwasi Ofori said" the police will take reasonable steps such as arrests and prosecutions to stop this violence. The police will not allow any person or group of persons to import violence into the capital city."
It said the police were at Agbogbloshie to de-escalate the on-going violence and assured the public that with the locality being a market area efforts would be made to protect lives and property.
The police appealed to local chiefs and opinion leaders in and around Agbogbloshie to advise their kinsmen and followers to desist from the criminal act.
An eyewitness account told Ghana News Agency that three people were reported dead in the violence and several people received injuries.