The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Asutifi South has been granted bail by the police.
According to the Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the NDC, the lawmaker was granted bail just after his arrest.
In an interview on Accra based Citi FM, Sammy Gyamfi said all the allegations against Hon. Dauda are false.
“He [Collins Dauda] was immediately granted bail. And so he is currently on bail. And the police say that they are conducting their investigation, so he will hear from them. At no point was the Honorable Collins Dauda present at the scene.
“He was not there [at the scene] because he was busy in his constituency monitoring the registration process. So it came to us as a surprise when the police issued that statement, creating the impression as though Collins Dauda had committed a crime when they knew that he was not even at the scene when the said incident happened.”
Sammy Gyamfi further condemned the arrest and urged the police to focus their efforts on apprehending the true perpetrators of the disturbance.
“So we condemn what the police did and we are calling on them to focus on arresting the real perpetrators of that chaos, of those criminal actions. The NPP hoodlums and bandits were led by a known NPP bandit called Anointing.
“He is a notorious guy in the area, everybody knows him, the police know him, they know where he lives. They should focus on arresting and prosecuting those hoodlums who went to the voting centre to harass, intimidate, and brutalise innocent citizens.”
A statement by the police indicated that the MP was arrested for his involvement in a fracas that ensued at a registration centre on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
The Police said the disturbance resulted in the injury of one person who is currently receiving treatment at the hospital. They also said they are making all necessary efforts to apprehend other suspects in connection with the incident.
Source: Pulse Ghana
