A shooting incident at Kasoa Zongo in the Awutu Senya East Constituency during the ongoing voting exercise, has left one person injured.

The incident followed a disagreement among voters, during which Mujaheed Sujag shot a man in the thigh.

An eyewitness, who was present at the scene, recounted the events, "I saw four boys alight from a vehicle they went to stand by a vehicle, I then saw a guy who slapped my uncle, so I alerted my sisters, and we decided to approach him.

I subsequently decided to hurl a stone at him, but my mother told me not to do it That very moment, I saw the guy in question fire a warning shot.

My uncle approached him and questioned him he then tried to shoot my uncle, but someone shielded him, and the guy ended up shooting that person rather", she noted."

She called for calm, emphasising the need for peace during the ongoing 2024 general elections.

"We want peace in Kasoa, this is the first time a shooting incident has occurred at this polling station, we want peace", she added.


You can watch some videos from the various polling stations below: