Bridget Otoo, a Ghanaian journalist, endured her fair share of roughhousing at the “Occupy Julorbi House” protest that was broken up by the police on September 21, 2023.
The well-known Metro TV Journalist was present when numerous protesters were detained and arrested at the police station.
Bridget was seen waiting and protesting the arrests with other media outside the Police Headquarters in a video that has been circulated online.
The gate was then locked as a group of men grabbed her and dragged her inside the police station.
On September 21, the demonstration—organized by the advocacy group Democracy Hub—went ahead despite a Ghana Police order.
According to reports, police detained protesters and transported them by bus to the regional police headquarters in Accra.
Protesters have been sent to various police stations throughout the city after being divided into smaller groups. The media is unable to communicate with them.
Lawyers have been invited to visit the various stations in the meantime to assist with legal issues. A few attorneys have arrived and are currently providing legal support.
See what they’re doing to Bridget Otoo Herh 💔💔 /#OccupyJulorbiHouse pic.twitter.com/qrqmHvHseH
— Mempeasem President (@AsieduMends) September 21, 2023
Relatedly, the initial picketers were detained and taken to the Cocobod police station. Initially, the Democracy Hub-led organizers had intended to hold a protest near the Jubilee House from Thursday, September 21, to Saturday, September 23, 2023.
They had also informed the police of their plans.
The police said in a statement on September 20, 2023, that they had petitioned the court for an injunction to stop the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration and were awaiting the court’s ruling before taking any further action.
The Ghana Police Service issued a second statement claiming that serving documents had been sent to the organizers’ attorneys in response to the protest organizers’ claim that they had not been served.
