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Mohammed Dueshi, a public relations officer from Chereponi District, was arrested by officers of the Bureau of National Investigations Sunday night aboard a subway bus.
Cartridge cartridges transported from Tamale to the conflict zone were concealed under a seat in the bus occupied by a police escort, office sources told 3news.com.
The anonymous police officer told security officers at the last fence in Chereponi that the bus had been "cleaned up" and that they had to leave them free pbadage without any search.
However, BNI agents who obtained information that smuggled goods were being transported to the area, insisted on searching the GR 2026 bus.
Initial searches did not reveal any merchandise of this type, but a thorough scan of the bus revealed the boxes of cartridges that Dueshi claimed to own.
250 AAA cartridges seized
Confirming the arrest of 3news.com, Yendi's chief police chief, Chief Superintendent Kofi Ayerizeng, said he seized a total of 250 rounds in 10 boxes.
Some of the cartridges seized
He mentioned the type of AAA cartridges.
Dueshi, he said, "claimed ownership of the contents" boxes during the interrogation
Stop the police escort
Emmanuel Kotin, executive director of the African Center for Security and Counter-Terrorism, said the policeman escorting the bus should have been arrested.
"The officer said that there was nothing on the bus and that they should be allowed to pbad … I think the police are complicit in finding the ammunition under the seat where it is located. was. [officer] was sitting, "said Mr. Kotin, who received information about the incident.
He added, "They did not arrest the officer, but under normal circumstances it should not have been the case"
Mr. Kotin described the incident as unfortunate, as a police officer, who should know more, was trying to obstruct the efforts of security personnel in the field to uncover the ammunition.
At least two people died in the latest clashes between the Konkombas and the Chekos. Several houses were burned. Residents, mostly women and children, had to flee the area because of the humanitarian crisis.
The two ethnic groups have been arguing for years for a piece of land that they believe has ancestral significance.
A curfew is being imposed on residents of the region from 4 pm until 6 am, as the government tries to find a lasting solution to the recurring conflict.
The curfew is a total ban on carrying weapons, ammunition or any offensive weapon on the territory.
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