Alex Adomako-Mensah, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekyere Afram Plains in the Ashanti Region has been robbed at gunpoint by some unknown persons.
Three suspected robbers, who had guns and knives, forcibly took away valuables belonging to the MP, including an amount of GH¢5,000, iPad and iPhone, among others.
Around 6:40 pm on Monday, the MP was travelling from Kumasi to Kumawu in his Prado vehicle with his driver when the armed robbers, who were also in a salon car with a foreign number plate, crisscrossed their car in a scary way.
Two of the armed robbers quickly alighted from the car and pointed guns and knives at the fear-stricken MP ordering him to surrender all money on him or lose his life.
Hon. Adomako-Mensah, who was shivering, did not utter a word and quickly surrendered his bag, which contained GH¢5,000, iPad, iPhone, parliamentary ID card, cheque books, parliamentary stamps and other valuables.
The MP for Sekyere Afram Plains confirmed the incident to DAILY GUIDE on Tuesday and revealed that the incident occurred in a sharp curve in a town called Akotosu on the main Kumasi to Kumawu road.
According to him, the incident lasted for some few minutes after which the robbers rushed into their car and sped off towards the Effiduase direction without being attacked physically.
The MP and his driver drove to a police barrier ahead of them after the incident and reported the case to policemen on duty. He added that no arrest have been made by the police.
source: adomonline.com
