Enchi: Police arrest 14 people over NPP election disturbances

The police on Wednesday (8 February) arrested 14 persons for threatening to disturb the re-run of some positions in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) constituency executive elections at Enchi in the Western North Region.

The suspects Kwabena Analdini, Kwasi Fobi, Isaac Oppong, Stephen Kwofie, Isaac Mensah, Kwame Amofah and Acheampong Ernest.

The rest all are Prosper Hato, Hadi Koder, Aryittey Tettey, Kwasi Mintah, Dominic Akapo, Odoom Botwe and Emmanuel Arhin Owusu

In a statement, the police said the suspects were arrested when they invaded the house of one of the candidates in the election to threaten her and also intimidate others prior to the elections.

“All 14 suspects are in police custody and will be put before the court to face justice,” the statement said.