Gun Man Confesses He Wanted To Kill President Mahama, Faces 10 Years In Jail

Charles Antwi the 36-year-old man who was arrested on Sunday, for carrying a gun into the church where President Mahama worships has told an Accra Circuit court today that, he carried the gun with the intent to kill the president.

According to Mr. Antwi, his actions were as a result of the fact that President Mahama was made president instead of him after the death of President John Evans Atta Mills. He further told the court presided over by Justice Francis Obiri that he did not agree with the current electoral system being practiced in the country something he says is not good for democracy.

The suspect also revealed to the court that the day he was arrested was the the fourth time he had gone to church but failed to carry out his mission because the president was not in church.

Security operatives on guard at the church, searched and found loaded gun on Antwi who, according to a statement from the Ministry of Communications, was “fidgety” and looked “suspicious.”

President John Mahama and his family who worship at the Ringway Gospel Centre branch of the Assemblies of God Church were not in church at the time.

Antwi was charged with unlawful possession of firearms, a charge he has pleaded guilty to and has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.