The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sissala West in the Upper West Region, Mohammed Adama Sukparu has been attacked by unknown armed men in his constituency.
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, 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 carâ€.
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 himâ€.
According to the MP, he and all the other occupants of his car escaped unhurt.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sukparu has reported the incident to the Sissala West District Police Command for investigation.