Media personality and activist, Bridget Otoo has revealed her intention to sue a police officer who allegedly assaulted her during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest. The protest was a three-day demonstration organized by the Democracy Hub, a civil society group, to demand better living conditions, accountability, and good governance in Ghana.

Bridget Otoo spoke to Joy News on The Probe with Benjamin Akakpo, where she narrated her ordeal and explained why she joined the protest.

She noted that as a 'concerned citizen' who wanted to use her name and influence to help secure bail for some of the protesters who had been arrested and detained by the police, she went to the Accra Regional Command of the Ghana police service where some of the arrested protesters were held."As a concerned citizen I wanted to take part in the protest because there was so many thing that bothers me as a person and as journalist. Being able to speak freely is very important to me. Those were things that moved me naturally to join. Then I get there and the protest is over because obviously they had arrested about 49 of them but I thought that I was a citizen in good standing, I could go there and use my name to act as surety to get bail," she said.

However, her peaceful presence at the police station turned into a nightmare when she was assaulted by a police officer who was not in uniform. A video circulating on social media shows the moment when she was attacked. Two men not in uniform came out of the Accra Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service located at Tudu and charged at her, pushing her with extreme force in an attempt to drag her into the gated yard of the building, amid protests from fellow protesters who were in front of the facility demanding the release of their colleagues who had been detained.

Bridget Otoo, who seemingly was later let go, stated that the police tore part of her shirt, physically assaulted her, and other participants.She expressed her shock and trauma over the incident, saying that she did not expect to be treated that way by the police who are supposed to protect citizens. She also said that she had identified the officer who attacked her, and that she was going to sue him with the help of another protester, George."I am not a violent person, I am not strong physically, I cannot fight anyone. I don’t think I can fight a woman not to talk about a man. I had a reporter in there I wanted to see her and they[the police] didn't agree and so I stood out and then a gentleman approached me. A gentleman called George. He and I are going to sue the police officer who attacked me. In the coming weeks you would hear about it, " she said while recounting how she was attacked by the police.The #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest is a three-day demonstration organized by a group of citizens who are dissatisfied with the performance of President Nana Akufo-Addo and his administration. The group is calling for better governance, accountability, transparency, and social justice in Ghana. The group has been using social media to mobilize support and express their grievances over various issues such as e-levy, galamsey, fuel prices, unemployment, education, health care, security, among others.