[ 2016-11-25 ]

7 Injured in NPP, NDC Clash in Wulensi
Seven supporters of the opposition New Patriotic
Party (NPP) have been reportedly injured when some
armed men suspected to be members of the ruling
NDC attacked them during a rally at Tinangeria in
the Wulensi constituency of the Northern region.

It is unclear what triggered the Thursday evening
violence but last week supporters of the two
parties clashed at Napkayili over a parcel of
land.

An eye witness Umar Abubakari told Ultimate News
Tinangeria is closer to a village of the NDC
parliamentary candidate and the incumbent member
of Parliament.

According to him, the attackers wielded cutlasses,
other sharp objects, stones and assaulted members
of the unarmed rival party who were mostly fleeing
the scene.

“The village is closer to the hometown of the
NDC parliamentary candidate so while the NPP were
having the rally, all of a sudden they (NDC)
organized themselves and come and attacked
them,” he said.

Earlier reports suggested two sustained head
injuries and were being treated at the Wulensi
clinic but a staff at the facility told Ultimate
News seven persons were admitted, three in
critical condition.

The source says the three have been transferred to
the Bimbila hospital and the others treated and
discharged.

Pictures from the clinic available to Ultimate
News saw a young men with a deep cut at his back
with a male nurse attending to him; another with a
broad bleeding wound at a little over his left eye
and others with leg and hand injuries.

District Police commander did not answer to calls
requesting for comment but a source close to one
of the feuding parties says the police have called
an emergency meeting with the two parties.

The crowd were dispersed by the police after the
attackers had left the scene and calm has
reportedly been restored.

No arrest has been made yet.

There is an is an upsurge in political violence in
the constituency with few days away from polls.

This is the third time some supporters of the
parties have clashed just within two weeks

Source - Ultimatefm

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