One additional person has been apprehended in connection with the violent disturbances that occurred during the National Democratic Congress’ National Youth and Women’s Conference on December 10, 2022, in Cape Coast in the Central Region.
The suspect, Fuseini Lukman Yidana, was detained at Tamale Cultural Centre on March 9, 2023, and is now in police prison awaiting his appearance in court.
This puts the total number of persons detained in connection with the incidents to seven (7).
Abdul Halid Shaibu alias Oluu, Ibrahim Razak, Iddrisu Abass alias Jango, Dawda Mohammed Nazir, Dawda Hassan, and Hajj Abdul-Fataw Adams were previously arrested.
According to police, “the face of the suspect has been shown because he had been declared wanted together with his image already displayed in our quest to seek public assistance in getting him and the rest arrested.”
“The intelligence operations are still ongoing to get the remaining 9 suspects arrested, “it added.