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Tension is mounting in the Western Region, specifically Bia East constituency ahead of the December 7, polls.
 
The NPP Communication Directorate of the area in a statement copied to Peacefmonline.com is worried about the recent attacks on its members by a ‘vigilante’ group allegedly to be linked with the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
 
According to the statement, the group was “formed, inaugurated and sponsored by the NDC Member of Parliament (MP) for Bia East, Hon. Richard Acheampong” despite directives from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that all such groups should be disbanned.
 
The statement claims the group has been terrorizing communication members of the NPP.
 
Read below details of the statement
 
A member of the NPP Communication Team in the Bia East Constituency, Mr. Kwabena Nyarko has been attacked by members of “THE EYE”, a vigilante group formed, inaugurated, and sponsored by the NDC Member of Parliament (MP) for Bia East, Hon. Richard Acheampong.
 
The incident happened at about 3:00 pm last Friday in front of the Bia East District Assembly Administration block at Sefwi Adabokrom.
 
BACKGROUND
 
On 02/09/2020, Mr. Kwabena Nyarko issued a statement to advice and caution Hon. Richard Acheampong (MP) against the dangers of forming vigilante groups. He advised the MP that his actions were in contravention of the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019. He told Richard Acheampong to channel his energies lobbying for jobs for the youth in the district. This advice follows the distribution of 500 T-Shirts donation of about GHS10,000 to the group and charging them. THE EYE was formed from the “Wee Smoking - Ghettos” in the constituency. The group is bankrolled by Hon. Richard Acheampong MP, allegedly receives tons of drugs from the MP, through the NDC Constituency Youth Organizer, Mr. Theophilius Donkor.
 
THE INCIDENT
 
At about 2:30 pm, whilst at work, Mr. Kwabena Nyarko received an anonymous phone call from a person claiming to be an NPP person from Camp 15 Junction. The person claimed he had formed an NPP group for Hon. Nicholas Nibre (NPP PC) and so wanted Kwabena Nyarko to inaugurate the group. Mr. Nyarko asked the person of his name, the said person refused but said they were in front of his workplace to meet him. When Mr. Nyarko came out from his office to meet them, he noticed three guys from the Hon. Richard Acheampong’s THE EYE group. He interacted with them and they claimed they were the people who called him on the phone. Before he could say “jack” the three guys descended on him. But for the timely intervention of the workers of the Assembly, the Police and Military patrol, his life could have been ended. The three guys are currently in police custody at Sefwi Debiso.
 
CONDEMNATION

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bia West Constituency strongly condemn such a barbaric act and call on the police to arrest all the miscreants parading themselves as the “THE EYE”. We also call on Hon. Richard Acheampong to disband this vigilante group for the sake of peace in the constituency and in-line with the Vigilante and Related Offences Act, 2019.
 
SIGNED:

Bia East NPPCommunication Directorate.
Tel:0249542229
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