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The vigilance of members of the National Investigation Bureau (BNI) led to the arrest of a national health insurance (NHIS) official armed with a firearm.
The suspect, identified as Mohammwd Dueshi, was arrested in Yendi with 10 rounds containing a total of 250 rounds of AAA ammunition bound for Chereponi in the northeastern region, where ethnic conflict left 30 dead and several wounded.
According to the information chosen by Modernghana, Dueshi, is a district public relations officer for the NHIS Chereponi, but was intercepted with the weapon on Sunday, June 2, 2019, aboard a metropolitan transit network bus.
The 250 rounds were concealed under a pbadenger seat on the bus with a police escort and transported from Tamale to Chereponi.
The police accomplice (undisclosed identity) allegedly asked BNI agents at the checkpoints, which was Chereponi's last checkpoint to allow the search to pbad smoothly, as the vehicle was cleared of any negativity.
But BNI agents rejected the reasons given by the police because they learned that contraband goods were being transported to the conflict zone.
BNI agents conducted a thorough search in the bus under registration number GR 2026 U and found boxes of cartridges under the seat of which the police officer was seated.
During the interrogation, Dueshi confessed and claimed ownership of the 10 boxes containing the 250 AAA cartridges.
Chief Superintendent of Police, Peter Kofi Ayerizeng, commander of the Yendi Police Police Division, confirmed to the media the arrest of the NHIS agent, police and driver of the police. # 39; bus.
The police commander added that a more in-depth investigation would be conducted.
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