A 29-year-old Mohammed Abdul Razak has sustained a cutlass wound on his head after he was reportedly butchered by an aggrieved supporter of an Assembly member aspirant at Sandamuni electoral area in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region.
This happened around 5:40pm Tuesday 17th December, 2019 after the election results were declared against the suppose candidate of the perpetrator popularly called Gabby who is at large and was reported to have issued a threat earlier that if his candidate loses the elections he was going to test the sharp edge of his cutlass on someone but no one pays attention to it untill he actualised his intention.
The victim has since been admitted at the Wa government hospital for treatment and the police has since launched a man hunt for the suspect only known as Gabby.
Meanwhile, one Yakubu Mogtari has also sustained a cutlass wound after a misunderstanding ensued among supporters at the Yibele electoral area of Wa Municipal in the Upper West Region after counting of the electoral ballots.
Confirming the incident to Radio Waa 92.1fm, Inspector Gedeon Boateng, Public Relations Officer of the Ghana police service in the Upper West Region indicated that the police has commenced investigation into the cases and will get the perpetrators face the full rigor of the law.
He however cautioned the public that these ugly acts that popped out in this particular election should not be seen in the upcoming general elections adding that, the police is well prepared and will not sit aloof for similar cases like these to happened again.
By: Saeed Fatawu|myradiowaa.com|92.1fm|
