Pius Asiedu Kwanin, a announcer who was attempt in the band of assignment at the Ablekuma Central Constituency accumulating centre at Odorkor in Accra, is adversity from the gunshot anguish he sustained, with no amends in afterimage for him.
Asiedu Kwanin is not alone adversity from the life-changing abrasion he abiding but has additionally absent his job and now has to await on abutting relations to bottom the ample bills for all the medical procedures he is ability for abounding recovery.
Speaking in an account on 's #SayItLoud programme, the announcer anecdotal the commotion at the centre that led to him and four added bodies actuality shot.
He said that an altercation amid the supporters of the aldermanic candidates aback angry violent, and gunshots started aerial all over the centre.
"Around 2 am, a action erupted at the accumulating centre at the Odorkor Police Barracks. All we could apprehend were gunshots. At first, I was filming the incident. So, aback I heard the aboriginal gunshot, I had to position myself, put aback my camera, and again seek refuge. By then, the aboideau (of the abbey which was actuality acclimated for the collation) was closed. I capital to move out, but I couldn't.
"So, as I was active to seek ambush aural the abbey room, I heard addition shot. It dawned on me that I had to go out, because by again bodies were aloof running; it was all pandemonium, noise, shouting, and all sorts of things. So anon I got to the gate, I got to the access of the church. It was a brownish gate, so I was afraid it to move out. As I heard it open, anon as I was dispatch out, I heard a gunshot that swept me off my feet. I fell, and the blow was aloof pain," he narrated.
He added, "Then bodies were aloof walking over me. It was larboard with alone me on the floor. I was shouting and in pain. I approved continuing on my appropriate leg so I could move out. I was affective on my appropriate leg but couldn't. So, I fell on the voting booths that were in the room."
The announcer said that as he was on the floor, the cutting was still ongoing. It seemed to be amid the soldiers at the centre and an alien gunman.
He said that while he was on the arena in pain, fearing that he ability be dying, one of the soldiers came to his aid.
"I was aloof audition the complete of the bullets. A advancing man came about me, and I told him that I was in affliction and asked if he could advice me. Again he told me that there was no car. By then, I had been on the arena for added than 30 minutes, still bleeding - the claret was aloof blubbering out. Addition one came, and I told him that I was dying and asked if he could advice me out.
"So, it was him (the 2nd advancing man) who came to abolish my belt and again tie it about my thigh, and told me to lie on the floor. So, I was aloof on the floor. Aback the abode became a little stabilised, assertive guys came around. They came to advice me, put me into addition car, and I was taken to Cocoa Clinic. That was area I was accustomed aboriginal aid, and an ambulance was abiding for me to be transferred."
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