Hopeson Adorye arrested over dynamite detonation claims

A leading member of the Movement for Change, Hopeson Adorye, has been arrested by the police.

The arrest comes after the former NPP member said, during an interview on Accra FM on May 10, 2024, that he was part of a plan to scare voters in NDC's stronghold during the December 2016 elections, by detonating dynamite in parts of the Volta region.

This move, he said, was to ensure that the NPP won the elections.

"Prior to the elections, we blasted dynamite in parts of the Volta Region, and that scared a number of people. When I finished casting my ballot in Tema, I drove to the Volta Region, and when I asked for the number of people who had voted and the expected number of voters, it turned out people did not come out to vote," he is quoted to have said.

According to myjoyonline.com, Mr Adorye who was arrested on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, is currently assisting police with investigations.