Rawlings revealed this secret before he died. He stated that in the heat of the campaign for the 2008 elections, the New Patriotic Party hired killers to eliminate him, General Nunoo Mensah, and one other brigadier during the June 4th era.
He revealed this during a funeral he attended and got the opportunity to address other sympathizers who were around.
“I remember that, they handed over a soldier man a gun to come kill me and General Nunoo Mensah and one other commander”
