I’ll armed myself now - Ashaiman NDC Chairman

The Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ashaiman Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Alhaji Shaddat Omar Jallo has told Oman News that he will armed himself after being attacked by machete wielding unidentified young men on Tuesday night at Community 22 near Ashaiman.

According to him, he would have opened fire and killed his attackers if he were to have gun on him.

Narrating the incident to Oman News, Alhaji Jallo said he was on his way home at about 8pm from New York, a suburb of Ashaiman, when he saw two motor bikes moving behind him.

Upon reaching a Gas Filling station in Tema Community 22, he said the two motorbikes overtook him and signaled him to stop.

Alhaji Jallo explained that he assumed they were party loyalists who were trying to signal him to stop and therefore slowed down to attend to them only for him to realize that three young men had gotten off the motorbike wielding machetes.

“One smashed my car’s windscreen with the machete while the other smashed my bonnet as they approached me behind the steering. Sensing danger I sped off for my life” he narrated.

Alhaji Jallo expressed surprise at the time the attack was carried out saying “I am surprised that they could carry out such attack in the full glare of incoming vehicles.”

According to him, he reported the matter to a police station few meters away from the scene.

“The people chased me until I branched to the police checkpoint”.

He said the police chased the suspects but could not arrest them. He said the case has since been lodged with the Ashaiman Lebanon Police Station.

Asked whether he has any squabbles with anybody to warrant the attack on him Alhaji Jallo responded in the negative but said “as a leader I cannot tell whose foot I have stepped.”

Alhaji Jallo disclosed that this is the third time has been attacked in a similar manner stating that he has now learnt enough lesson for him to armed himself.

He also appealed to the party hierarchy to ensure the provision of adequate security for party executives as the elections approaches.

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