Three persons- Alex Dotse, Samuel Novor, and the Director in charge of the Special Surveillance and Monitoring Unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Michael Akwesi Sekyi, who were remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking arms and ammunitions, reportedly made appearance in Court on 9th March, to continue with their trial.
At the last arraigned date, the three denied the charge proffered against them-conspiring to engage in crime.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sylvester Asare told the Court Police surveillance on others who were already in custody, after it received information that some group of persons were dealing in firearms and ammunition, led to the arrest of one of the accused persons, Nancy Ashong at Fadama, a suburb of Accra, on February 18, 2022.
The Prosecution said a search conducted in Nancy Ashong’s Kitchen revealed 16 boxes of 7.2 x 39mm Ball (24,000 rounds of AK 47 ammunition was found. During interrogation she mentioned Mahama Makboo also in custody as the one who kept the boxes of ammunitions in her kitchen.
A search conducted in Makboo’s room also revealed one Smith & Wesson SD9 VE Pistol with Serial No, FBU2848.
During interrogation, the Prosecution told the Court that Makboo admitted that he brought the 16 boxes of the AK47 ammunition to Ashong’s kitchen for safe keeping.
Again, DSP Asare said Makbool admitted ownership of the Smith and Wesso Pistol and mentioned Corporal Kunde as the person who supplied him with the ammunition together with an SMG rifle to be sold for him.
He said the Police later arrested Corporal Kunde at Kasoa and during interrogation, Kunde admitted having supplied 20 boxes of AK47 ammunition to Makboo.
However, Corporal Kunde mentioned a WO in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) as his source of the AK47 ammunition.
He noted that preliminary investigation revealed that the accused persons were engaged in illicit trafficking of firearms and ammunition.
He added that efforts are underway to apprehend the other accomplices.
