The Ashanti North Regional Police Command says it restored calm after a disturbance during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Efigya Sekyere East Constituency Executive Elections at the SDA Church polling station in Wiamoase.
According to the Police, the incident occurred on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at about 7:45 a.m., when Kwame Afrifa Mensah, 43, allegedly led a group of about 30 men to the polling station.
Police said the group became aggressive after security personnel questioned their presence, attacked officers, and disrupted the electoral process by throwing electoral materials onto the ground.
Police arrested Kwame Afrifa Mensah, whom they identified as the suspected ringleader, along with six others to assist with investigations, while the remaining members of the group fled. Efforts are underway to arrest the other suspects.
Preliminary investigations, according to the Police, indicate that Kwame Afrifa Mensah claimed some of his supporters had been sidelined in the electoral process and that he had obtained an interlocutory injunction to halt the elections.
However, the Police said neither they nor the Electoral Commission had received any court order or injunction directing that the elections be suspended.
Police said calm was restored after their intervention, allowing voting to resume under adequate security. The election ended peacefully at about 4:00 p.m., after which the Electoral Commission declared the results.
Later the same day, Kwame Afrifa Mensah and another suspect, Osman Awuni, 44, reportedly complained of ill health and were admitted to the Mampong Government Hospital for treatment. The two suspects remain under police guard while investigations continue.
