The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sissala West in the Upper West Region, Mohammed Adama Sukparu,  has allegedly been assaulted in his constituency by unknown armed men.

The incident happened between Jefisi and Bulu at about 7:50 pm when the MP was returning from a funeral he attended at Jefisi.

Confirming the incident to Citi News, Mr. Adams Sukparu said “we were returning from a funeral at Jefisi, all of a sudden some armed men, numbering about five stopped us and started firing into my car”.

He added that “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”.

According to the MP, he and the other passengers in his car were unharmed.

Meanwhile, Mr. Sukparu has reported the incident to the Sissala West District Police Command, which is conducting an investigation.

source: citinewsroom