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Mr. Delali Kwasi Brempong, NDC presidential candidate during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election has debunked claims that vigilante groups are formed by political parties.

The issue of vigilantism has bedeviled this country with various groups and individuals calling on political parties to disband the groups which are often made up of heavily built men, and for security operatives to deal with them when they go against the law.

However, appearing before the Emile Short Commission, Wednesday, Delali Brempong said the vigilante groups are formed by ‘political mafias’ and not the political parties.

"The vigilantes are owned by kingpins within the party . . . I don’t believe NDC as a party, or NPP as a party will endorse such a thing but there are some notorious, mafia within the political parties who are using these people to do their bidding and to cause confusion," he indicated.

Meanwhile, he has, therefore, urged the police to be up and doing to arrest and deal with these vigilante groups.