Eyewitness accounts coming on the murder of Ekow Quansah Hayford, a Ghanaian Member of Parliament, says the gunmen who shot him dead allegedly accused him of contributing to the difficulty of life in the country.

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According to the reports, the robbers made the MP get down from his car andshot him twice when the MP identified himself during their operation.

The witness said after the Mr Quansah Hayford was shot at the back of his car, he kept shouting “please give me water to drink” but he was left there.

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It was also indicated that he was attacked at about 1 am on Friday by six armed highway robbers. They blocked the Abeadze Dominase – Abeadze Duadzi – Mankessim road which was being traveled by the MP and his entourage on their way back from a campaign trip.

The death of Mr. Quansah have been mourned by many of his constituents and the President of Ghana, Nana Akuffo Addo has ordered the police to get get suspects to book.

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Member of Parliament for The Mfantseman Constituency in Ghana, Ekow Quansah Hayford, has been reportedly shot dead by unknown assailants.

The 49-year-old lawmaker was gunned down while returning from a political campaign tour on the Nkusukum Mankessim-Abeadze Duadze road in the Central Region at about 1am on Friday, October 9, 2020, reports say.

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Confirming the incident to the press, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr Owoahene Acheampong of the Mankessin Divisional Police Command said information and investigation were still ongoing on the case.

Eyewitness reports told local newspapers that the suspects stopped the lawmaker’s vehicle but his driver tried to escape resulting in him getting shot first.

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He lost control of the wheels and the robbers ordered them out of the vehicle. It is said the MP was shot after they asked which of them was Ekow Kwansah.

The deceased MP had filed his nomination for re-election Thursday [October 8, 2020] and met with the Central Regional executives of the NPP before he set off on the campaign trip.

The eyewitness said he heard two gunshots.

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