{"id":592614,"date":"2019-02-19T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p>Two persons have been shot at the Ashanti Regional Office of the opposition National Democratic Congress\u00a0(NDC).<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened during an altercation between at least one of the\u00a0victim\u00a0and the shooter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>According to an ey"},"modified":"2019-02-19T21:52:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T21:52:09","slug":"1-dead-in-shooting-at-ndc-ashanti-office-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/19\/1-dead-in-shooting-at-ndc-ashanti-office-2\/","title":{"rendered":"1 dead in shooting at NDC Ashanti office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two persons have been shot at the Ashanti Regional Office of the opposition National Democratic Congress\u00a0(NDC).<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened during an altercation between at least one of the\u00a0victim\u00a0and the shooter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to an eye witness, the assailant, associated with an\u00a0NDC militia, the Hawks, shot an NDC man thrice. First in the leg while he run and twice in the chest at\u00a0close range as he lay vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>The man whose identity is yet to be confirmed was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital but has died. A statement from the party has confirmed the shooting and the death.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-leaderboard_mid --><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iO91boaqk8E\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One more person was also shot and is in critical condition, Luv FM\u2019s Erastus Asare Donkor has reported.<\/p>\n<p>General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, among other bigwigs narrowly escaped unhurt. It is unclear what may have started the commotion leading to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ashanti NDC gunshot\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/1342216716354_9175611208969.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-leaderboard_mid --><\/p>\n<p><i><b>Photo: Blood splattered on the grounds during an NDC meeting in the region<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ashanti NDC gunshot\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/1065376566102_6842594584087.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ashanti NDC gunshot\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/6398718035624_1553185318027.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-leaderboard_mid --><\/p>\n<p>The statement signed by the NDC Ashanti regional secretary Kwame Zu said\u00a0some men on Motorbike wielding guns attacked a gathering outside, short indiscriminately and sped off.<\/p>\n<p>This was while a meeting between the National Chairman, The General Secretary, a Deputy General Secretary and the Regional Executive Committee was ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>The regional secretary declined to confirm if the shooter is affiliated to the party\u2019s vigilante group outdoored in September 2018.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-leaderboard_mid --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/1550613129_505_4236291043874_1527238117323.jpg\" style=\"height:330px; width:500px\"\/><br \/><b><i>Photo: The Hawks is a pro-NDC militia\u00a0stormed the venue of the party\u2019s regional elections last September in black t-shirts with the inscription \u201cThe Hawks\u201d written behind it.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>He described the incident unfortunate and <span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">offered condolences<\/span> to family of the bereaved. Kwame Zu\u00a0said the party is holding a crisis meeting over the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The incident is expected to increase public concern about public insecurity fostered by activities of vigilante groups.<\/p>\n<p>Former Deputy Ashanti regional minister under the NDC administration,\u00a0Joseph Yamin has said the members of the hawks are not as disruptive as members of the vigilante groups in the NPP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026We are going to use them for the good of the party and the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.10&appId=1559506714349564\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two persons have been shot at the Ashanti Regional Office of the opposition National Democratic Congress\u00a0(NDC). 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