Kwahu Fulani menace: 3 escape death, one sustains severe injury

Information available to Agoo news indicates that, four (4) persons have escaped death following an attack by some Fulani herdsmen at Suminakese in the Kwahu East District of Eastern Region.

Two Fulani herdsmen allegedly attacked some travelers, who were attending a funeral in the area on Friday 24th November, 2017.

The Assemblyman for Hweehwee Electoral Area Hon Solomon Aboagye who revealed the matter said he has reported the incident to the police for further investigation.

One of the victims, a motorist in an interview with Ebenezer Kojo Nyavor [K Lover] in a telephone conversation said the Fulani herdsmen started firing gunshots at him when he was instructed by the herdsmen to stop driving but refused.

The victim revealed that the attacked by two Fulani herdsmen with massive gunshots which nearly made him lose his life on the spot with some other three passengers on board his vehicle.

According to the victim, though he barely escaped death from the gunshots by the herdsmen, he sustained injuries at one side of his head and eyes from the gunshots adding he was admitted at an undisclosed hospital receiving treatment.



He indicated that he was driving from Asante Akyem Atwedee to Hwehwe when the incident occurred adding that it happened between the hours of 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm.