[ 2016-11-14 ]

NDC, NPP supporters clash over assault on woman singing for NPP
A helpless woman accused of singing ‘insinuating
song’ at a New Patriotic Party rally in the
Yabaga-Kubori constituency, Northern Region, has
been attacked and injured by supporters loyal to
National Democratic Congress parliamentary
candidate and chairman of the Hajj Board Alhaji
Rauf Tanko.

Azumi Bawah, 47, and her little children were
severely injured in the assault at their home in
Yezisi after saying in a song at an NPP rally that
she ‘chooses development over opulence’.

Speaking to Kasapa News the grieving woman said
the angry men attacked her claiming her song was
an innuendo about the wealth of Alhaji Rauf Tanko
who is said to be running extravagant campaign in
the area.

According to Azumi the violent NDC members led by
the assemblyman for the area Tondow Abdul-Rahamani
tore down part of her rooms with weapons, damaged
her farm produces and looted an amount of GH1,800
(one thousand eight hundred cedis).

She added that 7 bags of guinea corn, 5 bags of
maize and 7 rubber containers were badly
vandalized and one child trampled on in the
rampage. The two children are receiving treatment
at the impoverished Yabaga clinic.

She named Abdulai Iddirisu, Attah Fuseini, Bawah,
Nasigri and other two persons as her attackers.

“The NPP came to our community and I sung that I
want a developer not a rich individual so the next
day they came and beat me up and destroyed my
properties; guinea corn, groundnut and maize. They
destroyed and smashed my rooms gate and loot my
money”

Reports indicated that the assault on the woman
spiraled into a clashes after supporters of NDC
stormed the area police station to attack again
members of the NPP who were there to make a formal
complaint.

Scores were reportedly injured including the
constituency NDC organizer in the open brawl that
lasted minutes in the police premises.

Several attempts for comments from Alhaji Rauf
Tanko and other constituency executives of the
National Democratic Congress party were
unsuccessful, however this not the first time the
NDC candidate is being accused of ‘intimidating
tactics and bully’ of even members of his own
party who fail to agree with him.

Police in the area confirmed the incident and said
the skirmishes heightened tension in the area but
added calm has been restored.

The Walewale District Police Commander DSP Sarpong
Bempah told StarrNews the woman and her children
had been given forms to seek medical care whiles
investigation continues.

He described reports of the clashes as
‘exaggerated’ and indicated security in the
area has been strengthened.

Speaking on the clashes, DSP Sarpong corroborated
but said reinforcement was deployed and “there
is no cause for alarm”

Source - Kasapafm

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