Twelve Police officers have been injured in a clash between the Police and Arise Ghana demonstrators at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Accra.

The demonstration commenced with the crowd gathering at the Obra Sport at about 8am on Tuesday, 28 June 2022.

According to the Police, the organisers insisted on using an unapproved route to the Jubilee House. The Cops said all attempts to persuade them failed.

“unfortunately and without any provocation, the demonstrators began pelting the Police with stones,” a statement from the Police said.

In the course of the melee, 12 Police officers sustained various degrees of injuries and were treated in the Police Mobile Hospitals and later transferred to the Police Hospital for further treatment. Some Police vehicles were also damaged.

The Police said the demonstrators also regrouped and burnt tires on the road around the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.

The Police noted that it no option but to use tear gas and water cannons to subdue the rioting and restore order.

So far, 23 of the demonstrators have been arrested.

Organisers of the Arise Ghana demonstration are marching against the persistent and astronomical hikes in fuel prices among others.

Earlier the General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, had cautioned his men against any form of misconduct.

He urged his men to treat the demonstrators as they – the law enforcers – wish to be treated “if they were on the other side”.

Dr Dampare cautioned them to be as professional as they can and demonstrate to the world that Ghana is a beacon of democracy.

He said: “We should continue to remember that those demonstrators are human beings like us, those demonstrators are Ghanaians like us, they are our brothers and sisters and, therefore, we should treat them with all the respect, civility and the dignity each and every human being deserves”.

“In effect, we should treat them the way we would like to be treated if we were on the other side”.

The IGP explained: “It means, as you go out there, if anybody needs help, help the person; do that joyously, do that with love, do that with a sense of humility and humanity and as you do that you win the hearts of the demonstrators…”