Tema: Over 100 arrested for failing to wear nose masks
The police said further action is going to carried out on the people apprehended
Jonas Danquah 
Some 105 person have been arrested by the Tema Regional Police Command for disobeying the government's nose mask wearing directive.
The arrests, as reported by Graphic.com, were carried out in a four-hour operation by the police on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 around Tema Community 1, to enforce adherence to the COVID-19 safety protocols.
The Acting Public Relations Officer of the Tema Regional Police Command, Chief Inspector Stella Dede Dzakpasu told journalists that the suspects were going about their usual businesses without regard for the directives.
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Giving a breakdown of the arrest, She said of the total number of people arrested, nine were women while 96 were men.
"Out of the total number, 22 of them had no masks at all while 83 had the masks in their possession but woefully refused to wear them. Some of the suspects called friends and relatives to bring them masks while under police custody", she said.
Chief Inspector Dzakpasu said he suspects will be interrogated and screened by the Command after which further action would be taken.
