I wanted to kill Mahama – Gunman confesses

The suspect, Charles Antwi who was arrested at the Ringway Assemblies of God church for carrying a loaded gun has confessed that he went there to kill President John Dramani Mahama.

He said this in court on Tuesday.

He told the court presided over by Justice Francis Obiri that he “wanted to kill the President Mahama to take over his position.”

Charles Antwi further told the court that he “had to be sworn in as president when president John Evans Atta Mills died.”

He said, that was his fourth time going to the church adding that he has no document to the weapon.

He said in all the four times, he went with a gun three times adding that the president was in church the first time he went without any weapon.

Charles Antwi insisted that trying to kill the president was a way of fighting for the nation explaining that the nation’s current electoral system is not helping to improve its democracy.

He narrated that a military personnel directed him to the president’s church at Ringway.

Charles Antwi has been charged with unlawful possession of firearm.

Meanwhile, Charles Antwi has pleaded guilty to the charge proferred against him.

Justice Francis Obiri, questioned the level of security around the president.