Some 40 persons have been arrested in Dzodze in the Volta region for holding an ‘Easter jam.’
The 45 persons were arrested Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, partying despite a Presidential directive banning social gatherings in the country.
According to the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area, John Avorgbedor, the suspects mostly youth, were apprehended at a popular guest house in the area.
They were said to be in a party-mood and swimming when the security detail swooped in on them around 2 pm.
The suspects including a nursing mother have since been cautioned and released on bail. The owner of the guest house is however in the firm grips of the police.
“Some are adhering to the directives but some are not taking it seriously, they have never heard about the plague before. We will let them go home any moment from now but we will caution them, the owner of the place will sleep here, we’ve warned him but he failed to adhere so he will sleep at the cell until tomorrow,” he said.
