Media personality Okatakyie Kwame Afrifa Mensah and another suspect are receiving medical treatment under police guard following their arrest in connection with disturbances that marred the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ejura Sekyedumase East Constituency executive elections at Wiamoase.
The Ashanti North Regional Police Command said the two suspects, identified as Kwame Afrifa Mensah, 43, and Osman Awuni, 44, were admitted to the Mampong Government Hospital after complaining of ill health shortly after their arrest on Sunday, July 12.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 13, the Command said investigations into the incident were ongoing, while assuring the public that further updates would be provided as the case progresses.
“The two suspects remain under police guard while receiving treatment. Investigations are ongoing, and the public will be updated on any further developments,” the statement said.
According to the police, Kwame Afrifa Mensah was among seven persons arrested following a disruption at the SDA Church polling station, where the NPP constituency elections were being conducted.
The Command alleged that the media personality arrived at the polling station with a group of about 30 men at around 7:45 a.m., and that the group became confrontational after security personnel questioned their presence.
Police further alleged that the group attacked officers and disrupted the election process by throwing electoral materials onto the ground, while other members fled the scene.
Preliminary investigations, the police said, revealed that Kwame Afrifa Mensah claimed some of his supporters had been excluded from the electoral process and that he had obtained an interlocutory injunction to stop the elections.
However, the Command stated that neither the police nor the Electoral Commission had received any court order directing the suspension of the elections.
The police said calm was restored after security intervention, allowing the voting process to continue under enhanced security arrangements.
The election was later concluded peacefully at about 4:00 p.m., after which the Electoral Commission declared the results.
The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has appealed for calm as it continues investigations into the alleged disturbances and works to apprehend other persons believed to be involved in the incident.
