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Eight Men Convicted for Assaulting Former MP and Party Members

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Eight men have been convicted for assaulting a former Member of Parliament (MP) and two others during the Ablekuma North parliamentary election re-run on July 11, 2025. The victims were Hawa Mavis Koomson, a former Minister of State and MP for Awutu Senya East, Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei, Deputy Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and Majeed Mohammed Saana, a trader from Alajo. The convicts, Mohammed Abubakari, Tijani Mahmudu, Prince Dzakpasu, Anas Mohammed, Mohammed Hamda, Darko Otibu Samuel, Musah Muntari, and Ali Saeed, aka "Bomba," pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to assault and three counts of assault, contrary to Sections 23(1) and 84 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). They were convicted on their own plea and have been admitted to bail in the sum of GHC 80,000 each with one surety, pending sentencing on Friday, August 29, 2025.

Key Takeaways:

  • Eight men were convicted by the Circuit Court in Accra for assaulting a former MP and two others during the Ablekuma North parliamentary election re-run.
  • The victims were Hawa Mavis Koomson, a former Minister of State and MP for Awutu Senya East, Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei, Deputy Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and Majeed Mohammed Saana, a trader from Alajo.
  • The convicts pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to assault and three counts of assault, contrary to Sections 23(1) and 84 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
  • The presiding judge deferred sentencing them until Friday, August 29, 2025.
  • The accused persons were arrested and charged with the offences after investigations, during which they denied the allegations in their caution statements.
  • The victims were rescued by security men at the polling station and taken to the hospital for treatment.

Statistics:

  • 8 men were convicted for assaulting a former MP and two others during the Ablekuma North parliamentary election re-run.
  • The convicts were each admitted to bail in the sum of GHC 80,000 each with one surety.
  • The sentencing for the convicts is scheduled for Friday, August 29, 2025.

Sources:

  • [The Herald](https://herald.com.gh/eight-men-convicted-for-assaulting-former-mp-and-party-members/), 2022.

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