Supporters on the two leading parties in this year’s elections, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) reportedly clashed at Deme, a border community in Dzodze in the Ketu North constituency.
According to Citi News‘ correspondent, the supporters of the opposition party were “lurking in the bush to prevent people they perceived to be Togolese” from crossing the border to vote in the elections.
“The NDC upon hearing the information led by their constituency chairman moved to the area to confront them,” the correspondent reported.
This led to a confrontation between the two groups and it is as yet unclear how many people were injured in the scuffles.
It was also reported that the police have arrived at the scene but initially had issues controlling the crowd.
A man was brutalised by suspected sympathisers of the NDC who thought he was one of the people stopping voters.
He was eventually bundled into the police pickup and driven away and appeared to resist the police in a video of the incident.
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By: Edwin Kwakofi/citifmonline.com/Ghana