The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is pressing for an investigation into the alleged assault on one of its TESCON members at Christian Service University by unidentified members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The victim, Nana Boakye, a student at Christian Service University, reportedly faced aggression from NDC members during a public lecture by former President John Mahama on the university campus.
According to reports, the altercation began when Boakye remarked, “Mahama will lose,” during Mahama’s speech, which allegedly provoked the attackers.
While acknowledging Boakye’s remarks, the NPP condemned the violence against him and called upon the Inspector General of Police and the Ashanti Regional Police Command to apprehend the assailants.
NPP’s Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, emphasized during a press briefing in Kumasi that justice must prevail in this case.
“He had done nothing wrong, but the NDC took advantage of him in an auditorium where we have police people, they slapped him and later on beat him mercilessly outside the auditorium.
“Our determined position is that the police will investigate this issue and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book. This morning he went to the police regional office to lodge an official complaint.”
“This should have been done much earlier but he wasn’t well, he was completely devastated. Today he feels much better and has gone to lodge an official complaint of the matter. Now we are urging the police to investigate this expressly without delay to ensure that the perpetrators are punished according to law.”