UNKNOWN GUNMEN ATTACK ELEDI'S RESIDENCE (PAGE 20)

RECENT attacks on certain personalities in major cities of the country have been extended to Wa, capital of the Upper West Region.
This time around, the victim of the attack was a Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Clement Eledi, whose private residence was besieged by unknown assailants.
The attack was said to have taken place at about 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2008 when some armed men stormed the deputy minister’s house and started shooting indiscriminately.
When the Daily Graphic contacted the Deputy Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Augustine Gyening, he confirmed the incident and said his outfit was investigating the matter.
Mr Gyening, however, declined to give further details with the explanation that the investigations were at the primary stages.
Meanwhile, the Daily Graphic has gathered that the shooting was foiled by a policeman in the house who also fired back at the attackers, thereby compelling them to flee.
Mr Eledi was out of town at the time of the attack. When the Daily Graphic checked at the Wa Regional Hospital it was discovered that there was no casualty.