The police had to fire warning shots in a standoff between unidentified thugs in the ongoing National Democratic Congress (NDC) regional executive elections at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in the Ashanti Region.
Two civilians who reportedly got wounded have since been treated and discharged.
It is not clear what transpired in the ensuing melee, which occurred at the stadium’s main gate on Sunday.
Top security chiefs quickly moved to the ground to engage the party hierarchy over the incident.
The police had to withdraw their men from the main gate, citing security concerns.
The incident did not affect the voting process.
The opposition NDC is electing new executives to steer the affairs of the party in the Ashanti Region.
Nearly 1,500 delegates have converged at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in what many have described as a tense election.
Jonathan Ofori
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