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True! Damongo EC District Office set on fire amid exchange of gunshots 

Ghana Fact-checking Coalition
December 8, 2024
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Claim: Disturbances in Damongo led to the torching of the Electoral Commission District Office. 

Source: Social media posts (here and here)

Verdict: True

Explanation: A source on the ground confirmed to the Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition’s Tamale Media Situation Room that the district EC office in Damongo has been set ablaze. The coalition also monitored a live report by TV3 of the incident. Their reporter in the Savannah Region stated: 

“They broke into the collation center, destroyed most of the things in the collation center, and started throwing stones and any object they could lay their hands on. Everyone in the collation center ran for their lives. From there they moved to the District EC office where they are supposed to send everything after collation and they went to set the place ablaze. As we speak now, there’s some gunshots between some residents and supporters,” Nadra Mohammed said. 
Preceding this incident, media reports yesterday indicated that the collation center in the area had been vandalised by youth over a disagreement on the declaration of results.

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