The immediate past Upper East regional vice chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Williams Akanyele, has been shot dead at his house in Nabango in the Kassena-Nankana west district, by unidentified gunmen.
Akanyele was discovered in his room in a pool of blood Thursday morning, with visible gunshot wounds in his neck and abdomen.
He is reported to have been attacked by the gunmen Wednesday night, in a suspected case of assassination linked to a simmering chieftaincy dispute.
The police in the region have launched an investigation into the killing, with the regional commander DCOP Darko Offei Lomotey, expected to visit the crime scene tomorrow.
Binduri attack
On August 27, 2023, a similar attempt was made on the life of the Binduri constituency NDC chairman, Martin Ariku. The gunmen reportedly ransacked Ariku’s residence.
Ariku, who was however not home at the time, survived the attack. The gunmen were subsequently repelled by residents leading to the killing of three of them.
