The Kintampo Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Desmond Owusu Boampong, has denied reports that there was a near-assassination attempt on President John Mahama while he was on his campaign tour of the Brong Ahafo Region on Thursday October 6.
Mr Mahama is in the region for a five-day tour ahead of the December 7 polls.
According to reports which went viral on social media, during one of the President’s interactions in New Longoro in the Kintampo North District, a young man suspiciously breached the platform. He was allegedly arrested and interrogated by the police who found a gun in a bag he was carrying. The same report said the president told the security officers to allow the young man to go.
However, speaking on the issue in an interview with Chief Jerry Forson, host of Ghana Yensom on Accra100.5FM on Friday October 7, Chief Supt Owusu Boampong denied the assassination report, but clarified that, indeed, a young man who moved into the area allocated to the press was asked to leave.
He said no gun was found in the young man’s bag nor did he draw close to the dais where the president was standing.
''It is not true,” he said, adding: “Even the security of the president will not allow anybody to get close to the platform – not even all police officers can get close to the president.
“I will caution the general public to be circumspect with what they write on social media.”
Source: Classfmonline.com
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No matter who planted this story no sympathy votes will come to you Mr JDM. We are simply tired of you and your NDC.
it's a shame NDC sympathizers can now descend so low to plant wicked stories in the social media. Are they thinking that they can use this story to ***barred word*** people like they with the death of Prof. Mills in 2012. God is watching them
A clearly failed attempt to water down the KALIPO CRAZE... it wunt wash ooo... Who wants to assassinate an outgoing president??? Tweaaa...
WHO WILL WANT TO WASTE HIS BULLET ON MAHAMA, HE MUST LIVE TO BE DEFEATED BY NANA AND BE SCHOOLED ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND SOUND ECONOMIC POLICY.MAHAMA WILL NOT DIE. HE WILL LIVE TO SEE THE RIGHT VERSION OF BETTER GHNANA UNDER 'NANA-MIA'
Our president was not under any threat, this deliberate attempt to court sympathy for his legendary failure is pathetically shameful. Omani Boamah is a liability for the NDC.
So who planted the story. Just to court sympathy? Pathetic
An attempt to draw sympathy for Mahama for votes. Sorry. It will not wash. He has already lost it.