Defeated NDC candidate raises false alarm; Police rush in to find her making up

Police in Asamakese went on a wild goose chase ostensibly to rescue the defeated National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Lower West Akim, Shirley Naana Ampem, who was reportedly under attack only to find her doing pedicure.

There were false reports that some supporters of the NPP and NDC had clashed on Sunday in Asamankese during a health walk by the NPP.

The report said the NPP supporters allegedly diverted their route to the street leading to the house of the defeated NDC candidate, resulting in a clash between the two groups. In the process, the house of the MP reportedly came under attack as some of the youth were pelting her residence with stones.

Asamankese District Police Commander, DSP Anane Appiah said his outfit received a distress call from the Parliamentary candidate, following which he mobilized his men and rushed to the defeated candidate’s home, but was shocked to find out that she made a false claim.

“This was the allegation that came to my office, we swiftly went there and saw that it was not true. It was just about two or three people who were passing by the house of the defeated Parliamentary candidate of the NDC, and some of the guys in the house wanted to confront them. They fabricated a story that the NPP people came and attacked them. That was not true.”

He continued: “It was the PC who while in her room called me that some people had come to attack them. So we quickly went there less than five minutes and we saw that she who called was in her room making pedicure. Then I said you just rang me that some people are attacking you and you are in your room making pedicure. Then she said some of her boys came and gave her that information.

Meanwhile, there were about six or seven cars there, so if they really threw stones it would have hit at the glass or bonnet of one of the cars but we saw that it was not true.” DSP Anane Appiah said.