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Police arrest media personality, 6 others over Ejura Sekyedumase election chaos
The statement said that when security personnel engaged the group to ascertain the purpose of their presence, they allegedly became aggressive, attacked the police, and disrupted the electoral process by throwing electoral materials onto the ground.
Police arrest media personality, 6 others over Ejura Sekyedumase election chaos Featured Jul - 13 - 2026 , 13:25 2 minutes read Police in the Ashanti North Region have confirmed the arrest of media personality 'Okatakyie' Kwame Afrifa Mensah and six others following disturbances during the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Ejura Sekyedumase East Constituency executive elections at Wiamoase.
According to a police statement issued on July 13, the incident occurred on Sunday, July 12, at about 7:45 am, when Kwame Afrifa Mensah, aged 43, led a group of about 30 men to the polling station at the SDA Church.
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