Five years after being shot while covering the 2020 general elections, journalist Pius Asiedu Kwanin continues to struggle with severe injuries, repeated surgeries and financial hardships.

Asiedu, left with an eight-centimetre bone gap in his leg, doesn't have money for treatment and the situation has made it difficult to keep working as a journalist.

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The update on his condition was shared by CDR Africa in an X post on Friday, February 6, 2026.

"Left with an eight-centimetre bone gap in his leg and unable to access a critical US$35,000 surgery abroad, his career and mobility remain stalled," it stated.

A bullet took me down while I was running – Victim describes chaos at EC collation centre in 2020

Recounting the harrowing incident on GhanaWeb’s #SayItLoud programme, in 2024, Asiedu Kwanin stated, “Around 2 AM, a fight erupted at the coalition centre at the Odorkor Police Barracks. Gunshots rang out. I was filming the incident, but when I heard the first shot, I tried to take cover. By then, the gate of the church being used for the coalition was closed. I tried to move out, but I couldn’t.

"As I ran to seek refuge inside a church room, I heard another shot. People were panicking, shouting, and running in all directions. When I reached the metallic gate and tried to leave, a bullet hit me. I fell and was left on the floor in pain as people walked past me. I tried standing on my right leg but couldn’t move and collapsed onto the voting booths.”

Asiedu Kwanin described the ongoing chaos at the time, saying it appeared the shooting was between soldiers at the centre and an unidentified gunman.

“I feared I might die. One soldier came to my aid but said there was no car. I was bleeding heavily for over 30 minutes. Another soldier tied a belt around my thigh to stop the bleeding and told me to lie on the floor. When the situation stabilised, others helped me into a car and took me to Cocoa Clinic, where I received first aid before being transferred by ambulance,” he recounted.

Six years later, Asiedu Kwanin continues to endure the physical and emotional aftermath of that night.

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🇬🇭 Five years after being shot while covering Ghana’s 2020 general elections, journalist Pius Asiedu continues to battle life-altering injuries, repeated surgeries, and financial hardship.

Left with an eight-centimetre bone gap in his leg and unable to access a critical… pic.twitter.com/JJbDHWLYKu

— CDR AFRICA (@cdrafrica) February 4, 2026