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.
The heavy rain on August 1, 1962, disrupted the return journey from Tenkodogo and caused the usual convoy order to be disrupted due to the poor road conditions between the two countries. The president was targeted by a bomb in Kulungugu while he stopped to accept a bouquet from a young boy.