Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for Awutu Senya East, has disclosed that she acquired a gun to protect herself against Hawa Koomson, the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East and Fisheries Minister.
She claims that during the 2020 elections, the MP threatened her on four separate occasions, with no action taken by the Police.
Ms Okunor revealed that she carries a firearm for her protection.
She said looking back at the 2019-2020 elections, Hawa Koomson pulled a gun on her on four separate occasions.
She stated that there were no arrests, no interrogations, no investigations—nothing, the case simply died. Since then, the police haven’t provided any form of protection for her.
She said there is a need for her to do that because she can best protect herself and not any other person against Hawa Koomson.”
Ms. Okunor also denied being arrested on Sunday following the violence in Kasoa.
On Sunday, June 2, 2024, the Ghana Police Service arrested three individuals at Ofaakor, near Kasoa in the Central Region, for unlawful possession of a firearm.
The suspects, including Ms. Okunor, Mustapha Mohammed, and Abdul Aziz Musah, were apprehended near the EC Office at Ofaakor while in a Honda CRV saloon car with registration number GX-2044-19.
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Story by: Osei Akoto (Teacher Kojo) #Ahotoronline.com
