An account holder on X, Dr. John Hopkins @_JHopkins__ has lauded the Ghana Police Service for their professionalism during the Democracy Hub protest in Accra, where several protestors were arrested.
Writing on Twitter, Dr. Hopkins compared the Ghanaian police to their counterparts in the UK and USA, stressing how the situation was handled with restraint and discipline.
I have followed keenly the happenings in Ghana in regard to the arrest of the protestors,I think Ghana Police are more professional than the police here in UK & in the USA,here, you can’t push down police barricades, attack them, take their car key & still be alive,they’ll shoot. pic.twitter.com/OCWp2WxdVn
— Dr. John Hopkins (@_JHopkins__) September 26, 2024
“I have followed keenly the happenings in Ghana in regard to the arrest of the protestors. I think Ghana Police are more professional than the police here in the UK and the USA. Here, you can’t push down police barricades, attack them, take their car key, and still be alive—they’ll shoot,” Dr. Hopkins posted.
The protest, organized by the Democracy Hub group against illegal mining (galamsey), which has seen water bodies and large tracts of forest reserves destroyed, saw demonstrators clash with law enforcement over ther grievances.
Despite the incidents at the protest, Dr. Hopkins expressed his admiration for how the Ghanaian police managed the situation without lethal force.
His comments have sparked a conversation on social media, with many very critical to his post.
Fayah @FayahWanny wrote; Tell me, if in the UK and the USA, illegal miners and incumbent government affiliates are allowed to destroy their forest reserves, lands, and water bodies through illegal mining? 2.Tell me, if in the UK and the USA, citizens will sit
