NDC MP’s bodyguard among two cops shot dead at Trasacco

A bodyguard assigned to a Member of Parliament from the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is among the two policemen shot and killed by gunmen on the evening of Thursday, May 2, 2024.

The gunmen, whose identities are unknown, are currently at large.

According to deep-throat sources close to newsalertgh.com, the bodyguard, whose name was not disclosed, was assigned to Adama Sulemana, the Member of Parliament for Tain.

The Ghana Police Service, in a statement issued on Thursday, confirmed that two of its officers were fatally shot in East Trassacco, Accra.

The officers were off-duty when they were shot outside their private residence at Block Factory, East Trassacco. One officer died at the scene, while the other died from his injuries shortly after being admitted to Legon Hospital.

The police statement noted that the shooting occurred around 6:00 pm on Thursday. It also mentioned that the gunmen “did not take anything from the victims and sped off on a motorbike.”

The Ghana Police Service has launched an intelligence-led operation to track down the suspects.

The shocking assassination-style killing came only two days after a military officer was blatantly shot dead over a land dispute.

The incident occurred near the Central East Police Headquarters at Millennium City at about 4:30 p.m. The soldier, identified as Lance Corporal Danso, was behind the steering wheel of his Toyota RAV4 vehicle with registration GR 3591-24 when he was shot from the back, eyewitnesses have said.

In the process, he lost control of the vehicle and drove into a nearby drain.

Meanwhile, the police in a statement said it had arrested a man in connection with a shooting incident.