Three persons have been arrested with regards to the flogging of two lovers said to have recorded their sexual escapade.
The Ghanaian media space went haywire when a video of two lovers being flogged at the Wa Naa’s palace in the Upper West Region went viral.
The two were tied to a pole and lashed for apparently desecrating the custom of the land.
But as part of investigations into the issue, the police on Wednesday, June 1 announced the arrest of three persons seen in the video flogging the lady and gentleman.
“The suspects, Sidiki Osman, Bushiran Khigir and Issahaku Mahama, were arrested with the support of the Wa Naa and some community members,” the police said.
The three suspects are expected to be arraigned before court soon, with the police mounting a pursuit to arrest other persons seen in the video.
