Marcus Mawutor Adzahli who is an Assembly Member of the Sogakofe South Assembly has been shot and killed by some unknown people.
According to reports gathered, he was killed at his home in the early hours of Sunday 1st March 2020.
It continued that the assailants numbering about eight(8) stormed his house to rob him of his savings but they didn’t have it easy as he struggled with them before they finally shot at him in the chest, head and his stomach.
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His wife who was also at the scene was not spared as she also sustained an injury on the head and a knife wound in the shoulder during the scuffle with the assailants.
A close friend to the family identified as William Gleku, the assailants who made away with an unknown sum of money contained in the safe, gave warning shots on their way out of Sogakofe.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue for autopsy, while his wife is receiving treatment at the South Tongu District Hospital in Sogakofe.
No arrest had been made, but police sources say an investigation into the incident has commenced.
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According to sources, it took the assailants about 45 minutes to break the door to get into the house while distress calls were made to the police, which went unanswered.
After the incident, the residents angrily stormed the police barrier, sacked the police from there.
They have massed up at the police station as well.
The main Sogakofe-Aflao road has been blocked causing a lot of traffic.
Mr. Adzahli was elected in December 2019 and up until the time of his death, was the Assembly Member at post in the area.
