The Upper West Regional Police Command has picked up five persons alleged to have masterminded an attack on the Upper West Regional office of the National Disaster Management Organization [NADMO].
The five, according to Citi News sources at the Command were sent to the police station by the Upper West Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan, at about 1:00pm today [Thursday] February 1, 2018.
They include Bongaawmini Issahaku, Abdullah Hakim, Nuhu Suglo,Seidu Salifu and Osman Kamal, who is reported to be the leader of the group.
Superintendent Huseini Musah Awinaaba, Upper West Regional Crime Officer of the Ghana Police Service, told Citi News that the suspects have been kept in police custody pending investigations.
He said the police are on a manhunt for some other individuals who played various roles in the attack that left the NADMO Director’s aide seriously injured.
Regional Minister suspended
Meanwhile, President Nana Akufo-Addo has suspended the Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan.
This followed reports that he protected a group of angry youth believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who besieged the Upper West Regional office of NADMO on Wednesday evening.
The Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Amidu Ishaq, will act in the stead of the suspended regional Minister pending the conclusion of an investigation of the incident, according to a statement from the Presidency.
The statement added that “President Akufo-Addo reiterates his commitment to the application of the laws of the land, which must occur without fear or favour, affection or ill-will, and without recourse to the political or ethnic affiliations of any citizen of the land.”
NADMO staff on strike
At about 5:00 pm on Wednesday, the youth from the Wa East district, numbering about 30, arrived in two pickups and a minibus to storm the NADMO offices at the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council.
After the police got to the scene of the disturbances and effected the arrest of three persons, Alhassan Suleiman, is said to have ordered the release of the suspects.
Following the incident, workers of NADMO went on a strike in protest of the actions of the Regional Minister.
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By: Latiff Mahama/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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The Upper West Regional Police Command has picked up five persons alleged to have masterminded an attack on the Upper West Regional office of the National Disaster Management Organization [NADMO]. The five, according to Citi News sources at the Command were sent to the police station by the Upper West Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan, at ...
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