Heavy machinery backed by armed security forces has flattened the high-profile Polo Beach Club near the Labadi Beach Resort, marking a major escalation in an ongoing state-led operation to clear structures along the La coastline.
The demolition was carried out under tight security by a joint task force comprising officers from the Ghana Police Service and personnel from the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces.
The action follows days of heightened tension along the stretch, where an earlier clearance exercise triggered sharp resistance from local business operators and property owners.
During that initial confrontation, aggrieved operators clashed directly with security personnel, accusing state authorities of destroying commercial investments and local livelihoods without sufficient notice or formal dialogue.
Despite the vocal pushback, security forces maintained a firm perimeter along the shoreline, clearing the path for bulldozers to complete the destruction of structures marked under the wider coastal sanitation drive.
The Polo Beach Club, widely recognized for hosting major nightlife and entertainment events, sat at the heart of a mounting dispute over beachfront land ownership and regulatory compliance.
Affected operators have expressed deep frustration over the timing and execution of the sweep, noting that multiple businesses along the strip were actively seeking court injunctions to halt the exercise before the heavy equipment arrived.
