Eight individuals have been convicted by the Accra Circuit Court for assaulting the former Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, together with two others, during the Ablekuma North parliamentary election re-run at the Methodist Church Polling Station on July 11, 2025.

The convicts also attacked Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei, Deputy Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and Mohammed Saana, a trader from Alajo.

They all pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to assault and three counts of assault.

Those convicted are:


  • Jijani Mahmudu, a driver from Mamobi

  • Prince Dzakpasu, a businessman from Newtown

  • Anas Mohammed, an estate developer from Lapaz

  • Mohammed Hamda, a mechanic from Alajo

  • Darko Otibu Samuel, a businessman from Amasaman

  • Musah Muntari, a station manager from Mallam Atta

  • Ali Saeed, a businessman from Fadama

  • Al Mohammed Abubakar, a private security man from Alajo

They were convicted on their own plea before presiding judge Isaac Addo, who deferred sentencing to Friday, August 29, 2025. In the meantime, each has been granted bail of GHS80,000 with one surety.

Chief Inspector Jonas Lawer, narrating the facts, said that on July 11, 2025, the complainants, all members of the NPP, were monitoring the Ablekuma North election re-run.

At the Methodist Church Polling Station, Hawa Koomson and Saana were attacked by the accused persons. Security personnel at the station managed to rescue them, but the convicts then turned on Kwei, assaulting him without provocation.

The victims were later taken to the Odorkor Police Station and the Regional CID, where medical forms were issued, and they subsequently received treatment.

The accused persons were later arrested but initially denied the charges in their caution statements. Following investigations, they were arraigned and convicted.