NPP supporters clashes: MPs Driver Allegedly slashes man head 

Information reaching Soiree News indicates that at least two persons have sustained injuries during clashes between two rival groups of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Suhum Constituency of the Eastern Region.

One of them, Bernard Kwasi Amoani, age 51, sustained a deep cutlass injury in the head and was admitted at the Suhum Government Hospital while Alexander Odei suffered a minor injury on the upper lip has been treated and discharged, the source indicates.

The chaotic moment was triggered when Frank Asiedu Bekoe, popularly known as Protozoa eyeing to unseat the incumbent Member of Parliament Boafo Kwadwo Asante, and some party communicators and Serial Callers attended the funeral of the late father of one of the communicators identified as Opare on Saturday, August 28, 2021. While at the funeral, the Member of Parliament and his entourage led by the Constituency Chairman Frederick Ofosu also arrived.

Tension began to build up when followers of the MP allegedly started casting aspersions on Protozoa and his group and even blocked them from greeting the MP.

One Odei, popularly known as Big Deal took the microphone to announce that they were leaving for other engagements but wanted to place on record that they have been prevented from greeting the MP.

This did not go well with supporters of the MP who attacked him sparking the free-range fight. The driver of the MP Jamalo allegedly pulled a cutlass and inflicted a wound on the head of his victim.

An eyewitness stated, “When we went to the MP, his entourage came and met us, including serial callers and Protozoa at the funeral, so the MP thought it is Protozoa who brought us there so he blocked us from greeting him. So one guy by the name Big Deal, went to take the microphone to announce that we are leaving for another engagement but placing on record that the spokesperson for the MP said the MP doesn’t recognize us so if the mourners did not see us greeting the MP, it wasn’t deliberate. So Hannah went to forcibly take the Mic from him, subsequently, Nana Obo went to slap him which the Communication officer from Asamankese attempted to separate them and bring calm but was he hacked."
 
Subsequently, Charles Gyasi, Suhum Constituency Youth Organizer accompanied by Martin Odei and Ernest Lartey, all executive members of Suhum Constituency of the New Patriotic Party, went to the Suhum Police station to report the incident.

Police together with complainants proceeded to Suhum Government Hospital where victim Kwasi Amoani was seen at the Emergency ward under stable condition and responding to treatment.

Police medical forms were prepared and issued to victims to be endorsed.

The Eastern Regional Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh has confirmed the incident.

He said the Suhum Police command has begun with an investigation into the causes of the riot.

William Ofori Akwaboa, Eastern Regional Correspondent