Five people have been arrested by the Kyebi Divisional Police Command for allegedly being involved in the demolition of 11 houses in Pampaso Number One, close Teacher Mante, in the Eastern Region.
Kwaku Boadu, 49, is a musician; Kwame Ahorvi, 37, is a mason; Teye Dickson, 35, is also a mason; Kofi Afia Denyu, 33, is a commercial motorcycle rider; and Benjamin Anum, 25, is a welder.
After a police operation, the victims of the demolition were able to identify the offenders.
Following the destruction on Monday, traffic on the Accra-Kumasi route came to a halt as the affected people and some sympathisers became agitated and staged a demonstration along the highway.