Crime & Punishment of Wednesday, 1 November 2017Source: citifmonline.com7 NPP supporters remanded over Sissala West chaosThe NPP supporters were suspected to have played various roles in disturbances in the DistrictSome seven supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), suspected to have played various roles in disturbances in the Sissala West District, have been remanded into police custody after appearing before a Wa Magistrate Court. The seven, according to the police, are among over 100 persons who are currently on the run. The agitating youth also complained that they were being neglected in favour of people aligned to the DCE, Mohammed Bako. The Upper West Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan, earlier downplayed the incident, which he said stemmed from a minor disagreement between the NPP youth and the DCE. Several groups of Ghanaian youth, believed to be members of the governing NPP, have gone on rampage at least wreaking havoc at state institutions and attacking public officials.

Source: GhanaWeb November 01, 2017 12:22 UTC