[ad_1]
General News of Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Source: peacefmonline.com
2019-02-20
Afrifa Yamoah-Ponkoh and
Peacefmonline.com is reliably informed that Afrifa Yamoah-Ponkoh, former Executive Director of Ejisu-Juabeng in the Ashanti region, and former Vice Minister of Sports, Joseph Yamin, have been selected by the Ashanti Regional Police Command, in connection with the fatal fatal shooting that shook the regional headquarters of the opposition party.
Sampson Nyamekye, principal correspondent of PeaceFM and UTV in the Ashanti region, has confirmed the arrest of the highest officials of the NDC during the News @ 18h broadcast.
He added that the Ashanti Regional Police Command had invited Joseph Yamin and Afrifa Yamoah-Ponkoh to badist them in their investigations into the deadly incident on Monday, 18 February.
Earlier, the home help of Mr. Ponkoh told the media that about fifteen members of the armed security forces aboard two police vehicles had stormed his residence. in Fumesua and arrested the politician.
Monday's deadly shootout at the CND regional office in Kumasi left one dead and another seriously injured.
Hunting man for 4 suspects
The Ashanti Regional Police launched a manhunt for four people suspected of being involved in the shooting.
In an interview with Peace FM News, ASP's interim Godwin Ahianyo, a member of the interim regional police, explained that the four suspects suspected of being behind the attack would belong to to the NDC self-defense group, "Hawks".
"The suspects who are currently on the list of people wanted by the police are Husein Barnabas, also known as Warrior, Mijima, Damos and Abu Taliban," he said.
This raid comes after the attack of members of the NDC's executive committee and supporters at the Kumasi regional office on Feb. 18, at a lively meeting of national and regional party executive leaders.
He added that the police worked closely with party officials to apprehend the suspects.
We will not protect "Hawk" or "Parrot"
Meanwhile, NDC Secretary General Johnson Asiedu Nketia said the party would not protect the perpetrators.
"We have indicated that the crime does not have a party color. We do not know who perpetrated these acts, but because of the presence of the eyewitness, I am confident that the police will have no difficulty in getting people to identify the culprits. Whoever did this should be arrested and treated in accordance with the law … we will not protect any criminal from the NDC. Whoever is involved in this crime, be it a parrot, an eagle or a hawk, the law must go through.
Source link
