Man slashed with cutlass over assembly election results

A 29-year-old Mohammed Abdul Razak has been slashed with a cutlass over the results of the assembly elections in the Sandamuni Electoral area in the Wa Municipality.

According to an eyewitness Humeidu Abdul Razak, the suspect identified as Gabby threatened people around the polling centre that he would inflict machete wounds on someone if his candidate loses the polls.

The eyewitness added after polls closed and the suspect’s candidate was recorded to have lost, Gabby drew a machete on his victim and slashed his forehead and bolted away, Starr News Morris Banaamwine reported.

The victim is currently receiving treatment at the Wa region hospital. The police are yet to make arrest in the matter.