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Africa: Subsaharan
Al-Qaeda thugs attack Okaikoi North Constituency office in Ghana
2004-07-19
A group of thugs, wielding offensive implements and calling themselves 'al-Qaeda', on Saturday stormed the Okaikoi North Constituency office of the NPP and attacked the executives. The bloody attack, allegedly led by Mr. Dickson Yaw Adjei Amankwaa, an aspiring parliamentary candidate, left Mr. John Owusu Afriyie, the constituency chairman with a badly damaged eye and the constituency Youth Organiser, Abudulai Banda with bruises on his body, The Chronicle gathered.

Amankwah, who is the Special Assistant to the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive, reportedly stormed the party offices with an AMA vehicle with registration Number GT 7961P in which his group sped away after the incident. The victims, Mr. Afriyie and Mr. Banda were taken to the Tesano Police station where they lodged complaint. They were issued with police medical forms for treatment at Achimota hospital. They were discharged later in the day. No arrest was made but the Police were said to be searching for Amankwah and the "al-Qaeda" boys.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#2  All these are Akan/asante names and less likely to be muslim. In Ghana, the muslims are mostly northeners. This is not the real Al Q but a wannabe thinking the game is cool...maybe its a setup to get Afrijie some pub.
Posted by: kwame   2004-07-19 11:54:21 AM  

#1  buncha local thugs, playing a local thuggish game, decide to call themselves AQ. Wannabes. Like some guy who shoplifts says hes the Communist Party, or whatever.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2004-07-19 9:35:53 AM  

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