Rampaging NPP youth will be convicted; we have enough evidence- Police

Tamale Police say they are ready to clamp down on lawless activities by rampaging New Patriotic Party youth who have decided to hold political leaders hostage.

Police spokesperson ASP Mohammed Tanko told Joy News’ Emefa Appau the youth “will not dare” because when they do, the full force of the police will descend on them.

According to him, the police have enough evidence of wrongdoing against the rampaging party youth of the governing NPP and will use that to secure a conviction.

His comments come at a time when Constituency executives in Karaga in the Northern Region have been held in police custody for rioting

A dozen police personnel have also been patrolling the area to keep the activities of the youth in check.

Karaga in the Northern Region has been home to violence as angry youth of the governing New Patriotic Party have been belligerent over the last few weeks.

The angry youth were said to have invaded the offices of the YEA and District Assembly and locked the offices of the YEA coordinator and that of the DCE.

They accuse the DCE of the area, Alhassan Yabdoo of hoarding contracts and dividing the party.

The Regional YEA Coordinator has also not been spared the violent expressions of the angry party youth.

When the police arrested some of them, another group massed up at the police station and freed the suspects.

The Constituency chairman and few other constituency executives were later arrested and charged with rioting.

They were granted bail, Wednesday to reappear later in court.

Police Spokesperson ASP Mohammed Tanko said they are not the least perturbed by the court’s decision to grant bail to the suspects.

He was however confident the suspects will be convicted for their riotous behavior.

“We know the court will convict them because we have evidence against them,” he assured.

He said the police are still hunting for several suspects some of whom have fled the town.

He also assured of the safety of the two government officials who have been the subject of attack by the NPP Youth.

According to Tanko both the DCE and the YEA Regional Coordinator have been provided with maximum security in order for them to execute their official assignments.

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