Walewale

Scores Injured In Walewale After Alleged Military Brutality

Scores Injured In Walewale After Alleged Military Brutality

Dozens of residents in Walewale, North East Region, have reportedly sustained severe injuries after a violent crackdown by armed military personnel. Witnesses claim the soldiers ordered people to lie face down before beating them with wire cans, while others were forced to roll on the ground and tortured with an object described as mesh wire. Many victims suffered severe lacerations and fractures, with at least two receiving treatment from a traditional bone specialist. The motive behind the rampage remains unclear, though a police source linked it to the recent burning of a truck transporting vegetables from Missiga to Kumasi, allegedly…
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Walewale: NPP Youth Keep Vigil At Police Station To Protect Ballot Boxes

Walewale: NPP Youth Keep Vigil At Police Station To Protect Ballot Boxes

A group of youth affiliated with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) kept vigil at the Walewale Police Station on Wednesday in hopes of protecting ballot boxes containing votes from the constituency’s primary held on January 27, 2024. The incumbent Member of Parliament for Walewale, Lariba Zuweira Abudu, was defeated in the primary by 35-year-old Dr Mahama Tia Kabiru. Dr. Kabiru polled 345 votes to beat Hajia Zuweira who polled 338 votes. Dissatisfied with the outcome, Hajia Zuweira challenged the declared results at the High Court in Tamale. The supposed vigilant youth alleged that the NPP’s North East Regional Chairman and…
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