15 dead, 40 injured in 2020 and 2024 election violence

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has released the government’s official report on election-related violence during the 2020 and 2024 General Elections, revealing that fifteen people lost their lives and forty others were injured in twelve separate incidents across the country.

Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on Tuesday, Mr. Mohammed-Mubarak said the report was compiled by a Special Investigation Task Force within the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

It offers a detailed account of each violent incident, the police’s response, and the progress of investigations.

“It gives me a great sense of duty to present to you all the outcome of the report on the 2020 and 2024 Election Violence, which occurred across various centres in the country,” the Minister said.

“The detailed report, which has been submitted to His Excellency the President, also contains how these incidents came to the attention of the police and the actions taken in line with laid-down investigation protocols.”

According to the findings, the violent incidents were recorded in the Bono East, Greater Accra, Bono, Northern, Central, Savannah, and Ashanti Regions.

Most of the deaths were attributed to gunfire, with some involving security personnel.

The government says the report aims to guide future security planning, ensure accountability, and strengthen preventive measures ahead of subsequent elections.