The police have arrested a teacher for allegedly transferring voters illegally from some polling stations in Tamale, Northern Region, to another region.
The suspect, identified as Alhassan Lukman, is said to have taken the voter ID cards of some 32 residents of Tamale South and Sagnarigu constituencies with a promise of securing support from some Arabs for them.
The affected residents went later to check their details in the ongoing voter exhibition, only to discover that their names were transferred to Pusiga in the Upper East Region.
They quickly reported the issues to the Tamale Metro Police.
Upon investigations, the police arrested Alhassan Lukman.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the region has given the Electoral Commission (EC) a 24-hour ultimatum to arrest any official who aided the illegal transfer.
The party has warned that the EC’s credibility will suffer if it does not comply.
This was due to a clash between members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The gunfire followed an argument over the eligibility of some persons carted to the registration centre in a vehicle to register for their voter ID cards.
While the argument was going on, a group of unidentified armed men stormed the venue and started firing gunshots sporadically.
There were, however, no casualties.
Meanwhile, the Northern Regional Organizer for the NDC, Abdallah A. Baba, accused the NPP of masterminding the shooting.
He alleged that members of his party were conducting themselves peacefully at the centre when the gunmen appeared from the bush and opened fire.
According to him, based on his intel, some executive members of the NPP had met earlier to plan the chaos.
On the other hand, the NPP Chairman for the Sagnarigu constituency, Alhaji Musah Fuseini Dangoomah, denied all the allegations, citing their commitment to the process.