The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested seven people following a disturbance during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Effiduase Sekyere East Constituency Executive Elections at the SDA Church polling station in Wiamoase.
According to the Police, the incident occurred on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at about 7:45 a.m., when one Kwame Afrifa Mensah, 43, allegedly arrived at the polling station with a group of about 30 men described as “macho men”.
The Police said the group became aggressive when security personnel engaged them to ascertain the reason for their presence and subsequently attacked officers and disrupted the electoral process by throwing electoral materials onto the ground.
Kwame Afrifa Mensah, identified as the alleged leader of the group, together with six others, were arrested to assist with investigations, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining members of the group who fled the scene.
Preliminary investigations by the Police indicate that Mr. Afrifa Mensah claimed some of his supporters had been excluded from the electoral process and that he had secured an interlocutory injunction to stop the elections.
However, the Police said neither the Electoral Commission nor the security service received any court order or injunction directing that the election should be suspended.
The Police intervention restored calm at the polling station, allowing voting to continue under adequate security.
The election was completed peacefully at about 4:00 p.m., after which the Electoral Commission declared the results.
Later that day, Kwame Afrifa Mensah and another suspect, Osman Awuni, 44, complained of ill health and were taken to the Mampong Government Hospital, where they were admitted for treatment.
The two suspects remain under police guard while receiving medical care, with investigations into the incident ongoing.
The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has assured the public that further updates will be provided as investigations progress.
