Thirteen suspects identified in connection with election-related violence during Ghana's 2020 and 2024 elections remain at large, with police continuing efforts to arrest them, the Minister of the Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has said.
At a press briefing dubbed the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Monday, August 24, the minister said 26 suspects have so far been brought before the courts in connection with the cases. He said one of the 26 has since been discharged, while the remaining 25 are facing trial.
He appealed to members of the public with information about the 13 suspects still at large to provide it to the police to assist with their arrest.
The latest figures update the status of prosecutions arising from the two elections. In November 2025, the Interior Ministry reported that a Special Investigation Task Force had identified 21 suspects in connection with 12 cases of election violence, incidents that resulted in 15 deaths and 40 injuries. That report said warrants had been obtained for suspects who had not been arrested, with four suspects on police enquiry bail, five remanded in prison custody, and the rest subject to arrest warrants.
The latest figures do not indicate whether the 13 suspects now being pursued are among the 21 identified in the 2025 report or are additional suspects.
Muntaka renewed the appeal to the public to help locate the outstanding suspects, saying information on their whereabouts should be sent to the police to support efforts to bring them before the courts.
Government has previously pledged to act on the findings of the election-violence investigation, including holding those found culpable accountable and providing compensation for victims and their families. President John Dramani Mahama said in September 2025 that the investigation report had been forwarded to the Attorney-General for review and any necessary action.
