{"id":2664,"date":"2019-02-18T22:35:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T22:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/?p=2664"},"modified":"2019-02-18T22:35:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T22:35:13","slug":"john-mahama-describes-ndc-shooting-as-criminal-act-calls-for-full-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/18\/john-mahama-describes-ndc-shooting-as-criminal-act-calls-for-full-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"John Mahama Describes NDC Shooting As “Criminal Act”…Calls For Full Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former President John Dramani Mahama has strongly condemned the shooting incident at the party office in the Ashanti Region that left one person dead and another seriously injured.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a Post on his facebook<\/strong> wall, the former president explained that it is “clearly a criminal act”<\/em> and has thus called on the police and the relevant security agencies to investigate immediately and apprehend the culprits and subject them to the full rigours of the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One person has been confirmed dead \nin the tragic incident while another sustained serious injuries after a \nfree-for-all gunfight ensued during a top-brass meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \nmeeting between the National Executives of the party turned bloody when \nan unidentified gunmen from rival factions, stormed the premises of the \nvenue and fired into the gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PeaceFM’s<\/strong> and UTV’s<\/strong>\n Senior Correspondent for the Ashanti Region, Sampson K. Nyamekye, who \nwas at the scene, reports that in the process Wassiu Iddris, an NDC \nactivist lost his life, while Abdul Issa is on admission at the \nintensive care unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Dramani Mahama writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have just been briefed about a shooting incident that occurred in front of the Ashanti Regional Office of the NDC leading to the death of one person and injury to another.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I strongly condemn this incident. It is clearly a criminal act, and I call on the police and relevant security agencies to investigate, immediately apprehend the culprits and subject them to the full rigours of the law.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

credit: peacefmonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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