“Ashanti Region has been very calm during this electioneering campaign and I congratulate everybody in Ashanti for that... I will plead with all of you and all those who are putting political strands on it to stop.”
The Regional Commander DCOP Augustine Gyening, addressing the media today in Kumasi, asserted that the case is a criminal one and therefore the residents should restrain from politicizing it.
Chaos broke out at Ashtown Thursday evening when an outraged resident allegedly had a violent confrontation with the campaign team of Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Member of Parliament for Manhyia.
A man named Maphus reportedly sustained some gun wounds and was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for medical attention. The victim is alleged to have made attempts to open fire at the Manhyia MP but his (Matthew Opoku Prempeh) supporters in retaliation shot at him and inflicted several injuries on him.
The incident occurred at 4: oo pm during Matthew Opoku Prempeh’s door-to-door campaign tour at Mbrom in the vicinity.
DCOP Gyening however disclosed that based on an eyewitness account, a member of Opoku Prempeh’s team, named Gausu, shot at Maphus with a locally manufactured pistol after the two entered into a heated argument.
He narrated that Gausu exchanged words with Maphus when supporters and members of Matthew Opoku Prempeh’s campaign team trooped into Maphus’ residence as part of their door-to-door campaign.
DCOP Gyening therefore implored Mr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to volunteer his side of the story in order to assist in the investigations.
“We have tried since morning to get Dr. Opoku Prempeh to at least come and tell us his version but we are yet to get him. I was forced to delay you because we wanted all of them to tell us what happened. We did not want to come out with just one version of the incident.” he said.
He advised the residents with relevant information to also assist the Police.
DCOP Gyening further admonished the public to desist from any violent acts and warned that the Police will not treat any persons whose actions disrupt the elections on December 7 with kid gloves.
“The stand of the police is that we will not allow anybody to do anything untoward, meaning that we will deal ruthlessly with anybody who tries to misbehave on elections day,” he warned.
Source: Adu Gyamfi Ameyaw
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