The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sissala West in the Upper West Region, Mohammed Adama Sukparu has reportedly been attacked by unknown gunmen in his constituency.
The armed men allegedly opened fire on the MP’s convoy between Jefisi and Bulu when the MP was returning from a funeral.
The incident that happened around 7:50 pm saw the MP escape death narrowly.
Confirming the incident to Accra-based Citi News, the shaken MP narrated how the convoy was returning from a funeral when “all of a sudden some armed men, numbering about five stopped us and started firing into my car.”
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“My bodyguard returned fire and I saw one of them falling down. But the driver sped off, so we could not stop to know what happened to him,” the MP recounted his ordeal.
According to the MP, he and all the other occupants of his car escaped unhurt.
Meanwhile, the Sissala West District Police Command has launched an investigation into the incident.