Some clashes broke out at Ashtown, suburb of Kumasi, Thursday evening, after a resident reportedly confronted a Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, who was embarking on a door-to-door campaign tour in the vicinity.
According to an eyewitness, the incensed resident opened fire at the campaign team of the Manhyia MP who also retaliated, therefore resulting in a bloody violence. Several people received some degrees of injury and one person was reportedly shot by unknown assailants.
ASP Mohammed Yussif Tanko, Public Relations Officer of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, recounted that the police were informed about the incident and therefore dispatched police patrols to the scene.
“We don’t have any information on what triggered the clash. Yesterday, at about 7 PM there was a programme ongoing around Ashtown when it was alleged that some NPP supporters shot a guy in the leg and also used a machete to hack him.
He was later on rushed to the Komfo Anokye teaching hospital where he is receiving treatment. There was a lady too who was hit by a stray bullet on the cheek and she is also at the Manhyia Hospital receiving treatment. A lady also came to our offices and complained that she was with the person who was shot and hacked, that was her brother, and she also received some injuries and she has also been referred to the hospital for treatment.”
“As soon as we heard that there were some disturbance going on around Ashtown, men were quickly mobilized and sent to the place to ensure that they took control of the situation and ensure calmness… we made sure that our men patrolled the area and other places where we thought troublemakers could be,” he stated.
ASP Mohammed Tanko added that calm was maintained in the area after the police dispersed the crowd.
“We were able to disperse some people who were using motorbikes around Manhyia Palace to fear in people and this morning (Friday) we have not heard anything.”
“We are continuing with the patrols and we are also trying very hard to get witnesses who saw what happened at Ashtown and then we will get along with the investigations.” he said.
Source: Adu Gyamfi Ameyaw
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