{"id":174029,"date":"2015-12-12T17:50:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T17:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=174029"},"modified":"2015-12-13T11:11:06","modified_gmt":"2015-12-13T11:11:06","slug":"3-arrested-at-pnc-congress-as-ayariga-edward-mahamas-boys-clash-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/12\/3-arrested-at-pnc-congress-as-ayariga-edward-mahamas-boys-clash-2\/","title":{"rendered":"3 arrested at PNC Congress as Ayariga, Edward Mahama’s boys clash"},"content":{"rendered":"
Three people believed to be members of the People’s National Convention (PNC)\u00a0have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident that occurred during\u00a0a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party ahead of Saturday’s Congress.<\/p>\n
Although the Police are yet to brief the media,\u00a0Citi News<\/strong>‘ Upper West Regional Correspondent Latif Mahama says the three were arrested after gunshots were fired\u00a0during a clash between supporters of the party’s two presidential hopefuls, Hassan Ayariga and Dr. Edward Mahama.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”Ua3OPv7YhFlKqkeLaT1AxZvoqSK6FRGV”]He noted however that\u00a0it is unclear what triggered the\u00a0gunshots.<\/p>\n He says \u00a0police and military personnel have brought the situation under control.<\/p>\n Lattif Mahama reported that the gun has been seized from an individual who gave his name as Jacob, a supposed bodyguard of Dr. Edward Mahama.<\/p>\n