Delta Force boss celebrates attack on NPP bigwigs, says party was ungrateful

A self-proclaimed leader of the disbanded vigilante group, Delta Force, affiliated with the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has openly celebrated the party’s recent misfortunes, particularly the violent disruptions during the Ablekuma North Parliamentary rerun.

Identifying himself as the Chairman of the Ashanti Regional branch of the Delta Force, the middle-aged man, in a viral video posted on social media, declared that the party is reaping the consequences of what he described as “betrayal and ungratefulness” shown towards the group following the 2016 elections.

“We sacrificed our lives to secure power for the NPP in 2016,” he stated. “But when the party won, they turned on us. We were arrested, prosecuted, and remanded just because we asked for employment. Then they went on to pass a law to disband us.”

He referred to the attacks on NPP officials during the rerun as just the beginning, suggesting that both the Delta Force and Invisible Force, a sister vigilante group within the party, should find satisfaction in the chaos that unfolded. “What happened in Ablekuma North is small. The NPP has not seen anything yet,” he warned.

The former vigilante leader claimed he still wields influence over the group members, who remain dormant only on his command. “When I speak, the boys listen. When I command them to move, they do. When I order them to sleep, they sleep—and they are sleeping now,” he declared ominously.

Perhaps most disturbingly, he issued a grim prediction regarding the upcoming Akwatia parliamentary by-election. “This is a prophecy,” he claimed. “A leader of the NPP will die during the Akwatia by-election. The thugs will kill one bigwig to show you that you were not wise in the way you dealt with us.”

He further urged all former vigilante members not to provide any form of security for the party during the by-election. “Let the NPP leadership bring their mothers, wives, and children to protect them. You fooled us once—it won’t happen again,” he said.

Delta Force, along with the Invisible Force, was among several party-aligned vigilante groups that were disbanded under the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, passed in 2019 following several incidents of political violence.

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