An unusually heavy downpour complicated the return trip from Tenkodogo on 1 August 1962, causing the usual order of the convoy to be in disarray over the poor road that connected the two countries. A bomb was reportedly thrown at the president in Kulungugu, a town in the Upper Region of Ghana when he was forced to stop to receive a bouquet from a young boy.
Heavy rain on August 1, 1962, caused problems for the convoy returning from Tenkodogo, disrupting its usual route due to the poor road conditions between the two countries. While in Kulungugu, Ghana's Upper Region, the president was targeted by a bomb thrown at him while he stopped to accept a bouquet from a young boy.