Audio By Carbonatix
A taskforce from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, with support from the security services have demolished parts of Sodom and Gomorrah, Accra’s biggest slum area.
Bulldozers moved in Saturday afternoon to pull down structures which for years have served as homes for thousands of migrants mostly from the Northern Region.
The demolished structures caught fire suspected to have been started by some protesting slum dwellers.
The exercise was supervised by the Mayor of Accra, Alfred Oko Vanderpuye.
Residents could only watch as authorites pulled down the illegal dwellings believed to be another a monument of Ghanaian lawlessness.
Accra is reacting to a flooding and fire disaster on June 3. The disaster once again called into question, the enforcement of building regulations by city authorities.
With Ghana experiencing its rainy season, it is feared that more floods could futher destroy lives and properties.
Latest Stories
-
Kwakye Ofosu hails GH¢1 Fuel Levy role in addressing energy sector indebtedness
9 minutes -
Nigeria to revise inflation reporting after artificial spike expected in December
55 minutes -
Nigeria hires US lobbyists to nurture Trump ties, communicate Christian protection efforts
1 hour -
Thousands of Nigerians flee after gang leader threatens to kill them
1 hour -
Nigeria bets on $2 billion fund to boost energy transition
1 hour -
Benin offers citizenship to African diaspora, with help from Spike Lee
2 hours -
Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election, orders rights groups to halt work
2 hours -
CAF bans Eto’o for four matches over AFCON conduct
2 hours -
Cagliari eye loan swoop for Ibrahim Sulemana amid Parma and Sassuolo interest
2 hours -
Why two Canadian provinces are in a spat over Crown Royal whisky
2 hours -
China announces record $1tn trade surplus despite Trump tariffs
3 hours -
California investigates Grok over AI deepfakes
3 hours -
FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe
3 hours -
Wizkid stole my name – Seun Kuti claims
3 hours -
‘Appropriate and unambiguous’: White House defends Trump over middle-finger gesture at heckler
5 hours