Registration Centre Shooting: Police Interrogates Hawa Koomson; Retrieves Gun
The police is expected to officially brief the public on latest development soon
Jonas Danquah 
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, has interrogated Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East Constituency, Hawa Koomson over the shooting incident at a voters’ registration centre in Kasoa.
Hawa Koomson was at the Regional Police Headquarters in the Central region where she was asked questions in connection with her firing warning shots.
Per reports, she went to the Police Command in the company of her lawyers and the police will soon brief the public on the latest development
Meanwhile, the police is said to have reportedly retrieved the gun and ammunition used by the MP at the registration centre.
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Earlier Monday, officials of the Electoral Commission closed down the Step to Christ registration center in Kasoa after ‘armed thugs’ stormed the premises and fired gunshots.
Per eyewitnesses account, the men numbering at least 15 arrived at the centre with the MP (Hawa Koomson) around 8 am and tried to sack some prospective voters.
Subsequently, Hawa Koomson, in narrating the incident, explained that, she was rather attacked by some men from the NDC at the centre.
According to her, she fired a warning shot in self-defence since her police escort were absent at the time. She however debunked reports of her men firing any gun.
However, several groups including IMANI, Occupy Ghana and the National Peace Council have condemned the actions of the Minister, calling for her immediate resignation or sacking.
Touching on the development, chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddy Blay described the calls as premature since the MP was the victim in the shooting incident.
Meanwhile, some four suspects who were also arrested in connection with the disturbance have been granted bail.
A Cape Coast Circuit Court presided by Dorinda Smith Arthur granted them bail to the tune of ¢30,000 each with two sureties for which one must be a government worker whose net salary is ¢2000.
