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The Detective Inspector of East Legon Police Station has given another version of the number of gunshots that were fired during the violence that marred the Ayawaso by-elections. <\/span><\/p>\n

His account is different from those given by others who have appeared before the Short Commission, including the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, who said only six\u00a0shots were fired by his men.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gunshots have become a major part of the Emile Short Commission\u2019s probe not only because persons appearing before it\u00a0are contradicting themselves but some election watchers and voters sustained injuries believed to be gunshot wounds during the by-election.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But testifying before the Commission Monday, Sulemana Jallo Abdulai said, aside\u00a0the three\u00a0spent shells which were given to him by a crime officer,\u00a0 DSP Abena Kwabena,\u00a0from the crime scene upon his visit to the\u00a0<\/span>Bawaleshie\u00a0<\/span>polling station; he saw 37 other spent shells in the hands of a certain man, who identified himself as Wala Youth Chief. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI spotted W<\/span>ala<\/span><\/span><\/span> youth chief holding a plain rubber (polyethene) bag containing empty shells. Some pressmen also rushed on him but he said he was reserving his comments. Approximately I counted 37 empty shells,\u201d he told the Commission.<\/span><\/p>\n