{"id":71996,"date":"2025-07-11T18:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T18:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=71996"},"modified":"2025-07-11T18:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T18:03:07","slug":"npp-deputy-organiser-chris-asamoah-beaten-to-pulp-during-ablekuma-north-polls-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=71996","title":{"rendered":"NPP Deputy Organiser Chris Asamoah beaten to pulp during Ablekuma North polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 0 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Deputy National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei Asamoah, was beaten by a group at the St. Peter\u2019s Polling Station in Odorkor.<\/p>\n<p>This occurred during the rerun of the 2024 parliamentary election in the Ablekuma North constituency.<\/p>\n<p>The incident on Friday unfolded amid chaos as an unidentified group stormed the polling station, attacking several NPP members, including a party official.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch the moment NPP Deputy Organizer, Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei Asamoah, was assaulted at the Odorkor Methodist Church Polling Station during the ongoing Ablekuma North rerun elections.<\/p>\n<p>Follow @de360ghana for Updates. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dek360ghana?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#dek360ghana<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AsXkd0PD0a\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/AsXkd0PD0a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DEK360Ghana (@Dek360Ghana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dek360Ghana\/status\/1943636639042900233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the footage, an initial scuffle is seen near the gate leading to the polling station.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Asamoah is seen attempting to flee but is punched to the ground.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/ablekuma-north-attacks-disturbing-this-is-not-the-democracy-we-want-to-see-bawumia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ablekuma North attacks disturbing, this is not the democracy we want to see \u2013 Bawumia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is followed by a barrage of kicks and slaps as he is mobbed by the angry group.<\/p>\n<p>The assault forced a brief halt to the voting process and caused panic among voters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moment masked hoodlum lashed out at JoyNews reporter without provocation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JoyNews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JoyNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iiAutGghzu\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/iiAutGghzu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoyNewsOnTV\/status\/1943646016114213370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This was just one of multiple instances of violence recorded during today\u2019s polls.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions also escalated at the St. Peter\u2019s Society Methodist Church polling station in Odorkor, part of the Ablekuma North constituency.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/hawa-koomson-allegedly-assaulted-as-chaos-erupts-in-ablekuma-north-rerun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawa Koomson assaulted as chaos erupts in Ablekuma North rerun<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The electoral rerun was violently disrupted when a group of unidentified \u201cmacho men\u201d stormed the premises in coordinated fashion, arriving in a pickup truck accompanied by multiple motorbikes, forcing panic among voters, electoral personnel and security forces.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tdb9UVc4Z3w?si=n5r1et_b2k0icIj0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Eye\u2010witnesses report that the assailants overpowered the security detail and launched an assault on several political figures, including former MP and ex\u2010Fisheries Minister Mavis Hawa Koomson. <\/p>\n<p>Disturbing video footage shows her being forced to the ground and reportedly stomped in the chest and groin area before officers intervened.<\/p>\n<p>Other victims included NPP parliamentary candidate Nana Akua Afriyie and a female party agent, both reportedly injured amid the turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the morning, a JoyNews journalist was slapped and pushed by a thug.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/bawumia-condemns-ablekuma-north-violence-urges-presidential-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">condemned the violent incidents<\/a> reported during the ongoing parliamentary rerun in Ablekuma North.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"71996\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n      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