By: Kwame Bediako
The Minister for Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, addressed the media on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, revealing the outcome of a report on violence related to the 2020 and 2024 general elections.
The report which was prepared by a special investigative task force established to identify and probe violent cases that resulted in fatalities during these elections.
He explained that on January 16, 2025, the Inspector General of Police inaugurated a special task force within the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to collaborate with stakeholders in reviewing and investigating all election-related violent cases involving deaths.
“The special investigative task force identified 12 cases that took place during the 2020 and 2024 general election. These cases had resulted in 15 deaths across the country and well over 40 individuals got injured. The report outlined detailed account of all the 12 cases recorded during the period,” he affirmed.
The report provides a comprehensive review of these incidents, including how police were notified and the responses undertaken.
Muntaka also noted, “The report further detailed action taken when the special investigative task force took over the cases at level initially investigators had reached and detailed findings derived from further interviews, interrogations, full visits, reconstruction of crime and crime scene, and forensic analysis of various materials of evidence retrieved during the investigation.”
This thorough approach aims to strengthen accountability and justice. The minister also stressed that, “Every violent incident recorded during the general election presents various criminal offences which will have been committed by different persons involved.”
By: Kwame Bediako
The Minister for Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, addressed the media on Tuesday, November 4, 2024, revealing the outcome of a report on violence related to the 2020 and 2024 general elections.
The report which was prepared by a special investigative task force established to identify and probe violent cases that resulted in fatalities during these elections.
He explained that on January 16, 2025, the Inspector General of Police inaugurated a special task force within the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to collaborate with stakeholders in reviewing and investigating all election-related violent cases involving deaths.
“The special investigative task force identified 12 cases that took place during the 2020 and 2024 general election. These cases had resulted in 15 deaths across the country and well over 40 individuals got injured. The report outlined detailed account of all the 12 cases recorded during the period,” he affirmed.
The report provides a comprehensive review of these incidents, including how police were notified and the responses undertaken.
Muntaka also noted, “The report further detailed action taken when the special investigative task force took over the cases at level initially investigators had reached and detailed findings derived from further interviews, interrogations, full visits, reconstruction of crime and crime scene, and forensic analysis of various materials of evidence retrieved during the investigation.”
This thorough approach aims to strengthen accountability and justice. The minister also stressed that, “Every violent incident recorded during the general election presents various criminal offences which will have been committed by different persons involved.”
