Voting in Ghana’s highly anticipated 2024 general elections concluded across various polling stations nationwide, with electoral officials now engaged in the sorting and counting of ballots.
Despite low turnouts being observed in some areas, some others saw large numbers to cast their ballots for their presidential candidate and parliamentarians.
There have been pockets of disrupting incidents with a death and some injuries recorded.
Among others, the Ghana Police Service has arrested four individuals in connection with a shooting incident at Nyankpala in the Northern Region. The suspects, identified as Majid Issah, Fodi Issiage Kamara, Yakubu Simalia, and Alhaji Bashiru Mohamed, were apprehended this afternoon.
The shooting resulted in the death of one person and the injury of another. The injured victim is currently receiving medical care, while the body of the deceased has been taken to the morgue for preservation and autopsy. The suspects are currently in custody and are assisting the police with their investigation.
Also two men in military uniform visited a polling station at the Obuasi East constituency and have been assaulted by some civilians.
A video captured by Channel One News revealed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications officer for Bono East asked the military officers to leave the centre or be sent to the police station.
The military officers on their side refused to succumb to threats.
Their refusal to leave led to a misunderstanding which escalated to a violent exchange between the NDC communication officer, some civilians and the military officers.
