Unknown assailants have attacked family members of George Mireku Duker, the MP for Tarkwa Nsuaem in the Western Region.
The assailants entered the Mireku Duker family house in Dompim, Tarkwa, on 10 October and attacked the occupants.
Three people who sustained various degrees of injuries are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
It is not clear what caused the attack, but Mireku Duker alleged that certain people are hiding behind a chieftaincy dispute in the area to attack his family. He said he no longer feels safe.
Speaking to Asaase Radio, the MP said: “It is unfortunate that this has happened to some of my family members. Some unscrupulous faces are hiding behind a chieftaincy dispute to unleash venom on my family members.
“It’s really sad. As I speak with you, I feel unsafe. I’m counting on the security agencies to act swiftly and professionally to bring the perpetrators to book,” he said.
“It’s sad that it happened at a time that a colleague, a friend and a brother, Ekow Kwansa Hayford, has been murdered in cold blood. We need to up our game to protect the security and sanctity of Parliament. We cannot continue to wallow in this distress of vampires,” he added.
Inaction of the police
Meanwhile, Benjamin Kesse, chief executive of the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality, has accused the police in the area of not doing enough to stop the perpetrators.
“This has happened several times. I have also been heckled in the full glare of the police by these same guys [attackers]. I went to the police and made a formal complaint, took a medical form and reported back to the police,” Kesse said. “And as I speak, for over two months now the guys are walking freely in the community and have even been emboldened to attack more people.”
He continued: “About a month ago these same men on motorbikes went to the premises of the Member of Parliament but fortunately for him, some party members were around and chased them [the attackers], leaving their motorbikes behind.
“The police later came to pick the motorbikes and that was the end of the matter.
“So I can say that we are not safe. Myself as the MCE and the Member of Parliament, we are not safe in our own backyard. We don’t feel protected at all,” he said.
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