The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said the unidentified gunmen who

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Johnson Asiedu Nketia said, the men, holding firearms crossed and banged on his car. He added that the masked men nearly assaulted another man in a pickup.

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Gunmen wielding AK47 rifles and other sophisticated weapons and wearing mask to cover their identity have attacked General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia at Teacher Mante, near Suhum in the Eastern Region Monday afternoon.

He said the attackers who were driving a Toyota Tunda vehicle accosted him and other occupants of his vehicle and harassed them.

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He said the men sped off when he brought out his camera to capture the incident.

He gave the car number as GT666-12.

Speaking on the incident in an interview on Accra-based Adom FM, he said he "had a friend army officer who was with me in the car so he got down first and identified himself and asked them what was their problem.

"I am not sure whether they are armed robbers because nobody made any attempt to rob me of my hard earned money or other valuables."