The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Frank Abrokwa, has been removed following the chaos that engulfed the Council of State election in the regional capital, Kumasi, on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
Sources within the Police Service say the removal of the commander takes immediate effect.
It is unclear where he will be assigned next.
A gang of unknown thugs broke into the polling center and disrupted the sorting and counting of ballots, causing the Ashanti Region’s Council of State election to spiral into chaos.
Witnesses said the attackers stormed the venue, knocked over tables, destroyed ballot boxes, and scattered voting papers, forcing EC officials to halt the balloting.
Yaw Owusu Obimpeh, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate and a clear front-runner, was unexpectedly defeated, which is believed to have triggered the unrest.
Supporters who were upset with the results allegedly started the violence and demanded a review of the outcome.
Although there was a sizable number of police personnel at the venue, they struggled to contain the situation as tensions flared, prompting a temporary suspension of the election proceedings.
The Electoral Commission is yet to release an official statement addressing the disruption or outlining the next steps regarding the election results.
