The driver of the Tamale Mayor, Sule Salifu, has been arrested for allegedly looting bags of rice from the National Food Buffer Stock Company Limited (NAFCO) warehouse in the Northern Region. He is currently assisting the police with investigations into the incident.Tamale has been a hotspot for unrest following the concession of defeat by Dr.

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Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer, John Dramani Mahama, in the 2024 presidential election.There are growing concerns about individuals exploiting the political climate and the NDC’s name to carry out illegal activities.Earlier this week, police arrested 12 suspects linked to looting and vandalism incidents in Tamale and property destruction in Damango.

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In Tamale, a group of youth reportedly stormed the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, damaging property and looting food items from a warehouse. Eyewitnesses noted that some of the individuals wore NDC-branded T-shirts, carting away supplies allegedly intended for community distribution.However, speaking to Metro TV, Alhaji Baba Zee, the Regional Organizer of the NDC, denied the party’s involvement in the looting.

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He emphasized that the interception of the mayor’s vehicle implicated individuals within the NPP, specifically pointing at the mayor, who is also the NPP parliamentary candidate for the Tamale Central Constituency.Alhaji Baba Zee has called on the police to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the incidents and hold all culprits accountable for looting state properties across the region.

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“We made a followup because we don’t want anyone tomorrow to come and say that the NDC youth in Tamale ransacked this place and away with the items kept here. When we came we saw this car parked here and we followed and this car belongs to our Mayor. It’s loaded with rice, so it means that whatever is happening in Tamale to be precise is not NDC people neither is it NDC youth. The mayor of Tamale is currently behind it.

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As you can see this is the mayor’s car. So please we are saying that nobody should blame any NDC youth in town. We have seen the real culprit, it’s the mayor of Tamale that is responsible,” he said.[Politics] The Ghana Police Service Intercepts Tamale Mayor's Vehicle Transporting Bags of Rice #MetroTV #ElectionCentral pic.twitter.com/HzIudHVVPd— Metro TV Ghana (@metrotvgh) December 12, 2024

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