Collins Dauda arrested - Official

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of the Member of Parliament for Asutifi South constituency, Collins Dauda.

According to an official statement on its X page, the police said the arrest follows the MP's involvement in disturbances related to the ongoing Limited Voter Registration Exercise on May 11, 2024.

"The Ghana Police Service has arrested Hon. Alhaji Collins Dauda, MP for Asutifi South, for his alleged involvement in the disturbances which occurred at Kukuom in the Ahafo Region during the ongoing Limited Voter Registration Exercise, on Saturday 11th May 2024," the statement said in part.

It added that someone sustained injuries in relation to the matter.

The police also said it is pursuing other suspects in connection with the matter.

"One person sustained injury and is currently receiving treatment at the hospital. Police are in pursuit of other suspects in connection with the incident," the police statement added.

Read the tweet by the police service below:

𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐔𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐓 𝐊𝐔𝐊𝐔𝐎𝐌 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐅𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 pic.twitter.com/LNVReoL9KA

— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) May 12, 2024