Sissala West MP, Sukpara attacked by armed men in his constituency; escapes unhurt
- MP for Sissala West constituency has allegedly been attacked by unknown armed men in his constituency
- Mohammed Adama Sukparu was attacked on his way back from a funeral
- Fortunately, he and the occupants in his car escaped unhurt
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Sisala - The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sissala West constituency, Mohammed Adama Sukparu has allegedly been attacked by unknown armed men in his constituency.
In a report filed by Citinews, the incident happened in his own constituency between Jefisi and Bulu at about 7:50 pm.
Reports indicate that the MP was returning from a funeral he attended at Jefisi when all of armed men stopped them and started firing into his car.
Source: UGC
“...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 said.
According to him, his bodyguard immediately returned fire while the driver sped off.
He added that during the exchange of fire the gun hit one of them but they could not stop to know what happened to him.
The MP revealed that all the other occupants of his car, fortunately, escaped unhurt.
In other news
Some youth in Damongo angrily rejecting bags of rice that was presented to them as gifts during the Islamic Eid festivities.
In the video that went viral on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, the youth were spotted angrily throwing the bags of rice that were presented to them, into a pickup vehicle.
They could be heard shouting that they needed jobs instead of the bags of rice that were presented to them.
According to information gathered, Member of Parliament for Damongo, Abu Jinapor as a usual routine decided to provide his community members with some bags of rice.
However, the youth rejected the items from the MP and have asked the MP to provide the youth with ways to make a living, and not to come and give them food.
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