During The OccupyJulorbiHouse Protest, Street Vendors Accuse The Police Of Seizing Their Goods

&NewLine;<p>During the &num;OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration&comma; some street merchants claim the Ghana Police confiscated their products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The shopkeepers could be seen sobbing as they begged the Ghanaian government to help them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Efia Odo&comma; a human rights activist and Ghanaian actress&comma; has been harshly critical of her colleagues on social media for criticising the treatment of peaceful protestors by the police&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The second day of the &num;OccupyJulorbiHouse protest is currently taking place at the 37 Military Hospital&comma; where participants include Efia Odo&comma; Bridget Otoo&comma; John Dumelo&comma; and EL&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The protest began on September 21—Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day&comma; a day that is celebrated across the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The date was specifically chosen by the organisers because they thought it represented the tenacity and perseverance shown throughout historical campaigns against injustice and eviction&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the demonstrations took a worrying turn when Ghanaian police used excessive force to try to put an end to them and unlawfully detained protestors as well as onlookers&period; In response&comma; Ghanaians persisted in speaking out against these actions and organised attorneys to support people who were being arrested&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Julor Bi&comma; which translates as &&num;8220&semi;Child of a Thief&&num;8221&semi; in the Ga language of Accra&comma; Ghana&&num;8217&semi;s capital&comma; is a broad allusion to the ruling Executive&comma; which the populace believes has carelessly led the nation into chaos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Efia Odo dared her coworkers to join them in the streets&comma; where the real action is taking place&comma; instead of hiding behind their computers to protest&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;