{"id":4347,"date":"2025-01-12T06:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T06:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/?p=4347"},"modified":"2025-01-12T06:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T06:13:29","slug":"ejura-youth-riot-police-station-set-ablaze-after-detainees-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/ejura-youth-riot-police-station-set-ablaze-after-detainees-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Ejura Youth Riot: Police Station Set Ablaze After Detainee&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A violent uprising erupted in Ejura, Ashanti Region, after a young man died in police custody, sparking outrage among local youth. The deceased, arrested for allegedly buying a stolen phone, reportedly passed away while in detention, and police moved his body to the morgue without informing his family.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_8420.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4350 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/133;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This decision enraged the youth, who marched to the Ejura police station, setting it ablaze along with nearby houses and vehicles. They also broke into the cells, freeing all detainees. The situation escalated into chaos, with the youth throwing stones at the police, who responded with gunfire. The Ghana Armed Forces were eventually called in to restore order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"364\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_8419.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4351 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 728px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 728\/364;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident highlights the growing tensions between law enforcement and local communities, underscoring the need for transparency and accountability in policing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video here \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luvfm995\/status\/1878043298570375300?s=46\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/luvfm995\/status\/1878043298570375300?s=46<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A violent uprising erupted in Ejura, Ashanti Region, after a young man died in police custody, sparking outrage among local youth. The deceased, arrested for allegedly buying a stolen phone, rep<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4352,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4347\/revisions\/4352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}