Scrap dealers at the Agbogbloshie market in Accra have fired shots at security personnel who arrived at the place to undertake a planned decongestion by the Greater Accra Coordinating Council.
A GhanaWeb reporter on the ground confirmed that the exercise originally meant to decongest the entire market started smoothly until it got to the section of the scrap dealers.
They started throwing stones at the security personnel who reportedly fired tear gas in a bid to control the crowd.
The state-run Daily Graphic reports that the dealers fired gun shots at the security personnel and set used vehicle tyres ablaze in protest against their removal from the spot.
The subject of decongestion of the Agbogboloshie market had been a mission championed by the regional minister, Henry Quartey, who has vowed to implement a ‘Make Accra Work Again,’ campaign.
Government has since secured a new location at Adjen Kotoku for the onion traders to relocate.
