The Police in Wa have announced the arrest of twenty-five people for attempting to forcefully secure the release of three suspects who were in Police custody for  flogging the victims in a leaked sex tape.

According to a press statement from the Police, the 25 suspects were part of a mob who besieged the Wa Police Station on Wednesday to demand the release of Sidiki Osman, Bushiran Khigir and Issahaku Mahama who were arrested earlier in the day and were in police custody.

The Police added that ” the irate mob pelted the charge office and adjoining offices with stones and other implements. The youth also set vehicle tyres ablaze on some major streets in the municipality“

”In addition, they emptied the contents of dust bins on these roads and caused damage to some street lights and poles, as well as some private properties along these roads. The rioting mob also blocked the major streets, obstructing the free movement of vehicles” the statement further revealed.

The ”’Police feel the rioting was “calculated to derail the course of justice for the victims who were flogged in the Wa viral video, and we condemn it in no uncertain terms.”