The Police in collaboration with the National Investigation Bureau (NIB), yesterday Sunday, January 23, 2022, arrested suspect Farouk Dauda alias Omondi, aged 31 years, who was part of the rioters of the Mamobi-Nima clash.
Suspect Farouk Dauda was arrested at his hideout in a suburb of Accra based on intelligence, after having been into hiding after the incident which occurred on January 18, 2022.
During interrogation, he admitted his involvement in the said clash where he was captured in a video footage wielding a machete as he identified himself in the said video footage.
A search conducted on him led to the retrieval of a wrapped substance suspected to be Indian hemp. He is currently in Police custody assisting with investigations.
Meanwhile, efforts are being made to arrest all other persons involved in the violent incident.
Police earlier arrested Abdul Gafari Mohammed, Bashir Ganiyu, Mohammed Saidu Baribui, Attawurah Basson and Gariba Abdul Mumin.
The rest are Abdul Aziz Sulemana, Imoro Ibrahim, Issah Seidu and Elliasu Salim.
The police retrieved 12 empty cartridges, a live bullet and three AAA live ammunition from the scene at Nima.
Other items found and retained to aid investigations included a pistol magazine, two machetes, two knives, a toy pistol and two mobile phones.
Two persons, including a commercial motorbike rider, popularly referred to as ‘Okada rider’, are in critical condition at the 37 Military Hospital after they were hit by a stray bullet during the shooting.
One of them also sustained deep matchete cuts on the neck and the back.
A barbering shop was also vandalised in the process.
The police have since intensified patrols in the area and mounted snap checkpoints where they stop moving vehicles and check their occupants and content.
A number of young people said to be members of the two groups have allegedly fled the area for fear of being arrested by the police.