34 persons have been arrested by the Police for looting shops and violently attacking some shop owners within the Nungua Traditional Area.

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The suspects are alleged to have coerced some business owners to comply with a directive by the Nungua Traditional Council for all businesses to shut down from 6am to 6pm on Friday as part of the traditional burial rites of the Wor-lomor of the area. They are alleged to have looted and stolen some items from scores of shops in the area.

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The Council has confirmed to Citi News that only some critical institutions such as hospitals and the Electricity Company of Ghana will be allowed to operate between the period.

source:citifmonline.com