The Volta Regional Minister, Helen Adwoa Ntoso, has assured victims of the

Clad in red, the demonstrators carried placards with inscriptions such as “Our money, No Vote”, “Prosperity bring our money”,  "No help, no vote," "we need our money back" and “No money, No vote”

They presented a petition to the regional minister asking for government intervention.

"All we have to do is to report the issue to the police and get the people apprehended, that is all we can do," Ntoso told GBC.

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The victims, mainly traders and artisans, said they were promised huge returns on their investment.

People who invested GHC450 were promised returns between GHC5,000 and GHC7,000 within three to five months.

Clients were asked by the microfinance institutions to deposit GHC450 and then convince 10 other people to also do same.

They are then promised juicy returns within five months.

Some of the victims went in for bank loans to invest.