A young man believed to be a supporter of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, who contested but lost the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer race ahead of the 2024 elections, has reportedly been stabbed by individuals alleged to be party vigilantes.
This happened during the NPP’s “Thank You Tour” in the Bantama Constituency of the Ashanti Region.
Eyewitnesses say the victim, part of a group of students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), was threatened multiple times with pistols by the assailants, who later fired eight warning shots into the air.
The confrontation reportedly began when the students attempted to prevent the armed men from taking away cash presented after the event.
During the scuffle, the victim—whose identity is being withheld—was stabbed in the upper right rib.
Medical staff at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital’s emergency unit confirmed the victim is in stable condition after undergoing minor surgery.
According to members of the student group, the first altercation occurred inside an auditorium where NPP leaders were addressing supporters.
They allege they were threatened after chanting songs in support of Kennedy Agyapong.
“One of the guys brandished a gun, and when one of our members confronted him, he put the gun away and walked off,” an eyewitness recounted.
Tensions escalated after the group received an undisclosed sum of money from an unidentified individual. The armed men allegedly intercepted the cash and again threatened the students at gunpoint.
After the students called for support in an attempt to retrieve the money, another confrontation erupted. The assailants reportedly fired into the air.
“When I confronted the guys, they spoke in Hausa. We tried to reason with them to return at least some of the money. They gave us GH¢200, which was too small,” a witness said.
“When we pushed further, one of them pulled a gun and fired eight shots into the air. As we ran for our lives, one of them drew a knife and stabbed my colleague.”
The incident has been reported to the police, who have retrieved eight spent bullet casings from the scene.
Kennedy Agyapong, the former MP for Assin Central, visited the victim at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital on Monday evening.
Sources close to Joy News suggest Mr. Agyapong may be considering withdrawing from the ongoing NPP “Thank You Tour” following the incident.
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