The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested ten suspects and retrieved nine weapons in separate operations at Akwatia as part of ongoing security operations ahead of the by-election in the Eastern Region.
A post on Facebook by the Ghana Police Service revealed that the weapons include eight pump-action guns and one locally manufactured single-barrel gun. The seizures form part of intensified efforts to prevent the unlawful possession and use of weapons during the electoral process.
On Friday, August 22, 2025, near St. Dominic Hospital in Akwatia, police intercepted a vehicle driven by suspect Bernard Kumi Ofosu, and a search led to the discovery of one Tulpar double-barrel pump-action gun, four AAA live cartridges, and two FTB blank cartridges. The suspect admitted ownership of the firearm and produced a valid license. He is currently in custody assisting investigations, with the exhibits retained for verification.
In a separate operation at the Akwatia Y-Junction snap check, police arrested suspect Joshua Amenuku after retrieving 15 live BB cartridges from him. A subsequent search at his residence uncovered one ADLER TULPA pump-action gun and five additional live BB cartridges.
Later that evening, police intercepted a Toyota Hilux pickup at the Boadua Livingstone snap checkpoint and arrested suspects Enoch Asiedu and Lu Youyan, a Chinese national, after four live BB cartridges were retrieved from the vehicle. Preliminary interrogation revealed that the ammunition allegedly belonged to their employer, one Mohammed, identified as the owner of the vehicle. Efforts are underway to trace and arrest suspect Mohammed for interrogation, while the two suspects remain in custody assisting investigations.
On Saturday, August 23, 2025, police officers on duty at the Boadua Livingstone Junction snap checkpoint again arrested suspect Pieterson Joseph after retrieving one (1) ADLER TULPAR pump-action gun and 46 AAA and BB cartridges from his vehicle. The suspect admitted ownership of the firearm.
Officers on snap-check duty at Staff Village Boadua intercepted a Toyota Tundra pickup with registration no. WR 5535-13 from the Asamankese direction towards Boadua. A search conducted in the Tundra pickuprevealed the three pump-action guns, including one (1) Pardus pump-action gun, one (1) Hulglu Atroe pump-action, and one (1) other pump-action gun.Suspect Stephen Nkansah claimed ownership of two of the pump-action guns and stated that the third pump-action gun belongs to his chief.Meanwhile, suspect Stephen Nkansah has been arrested and detained for investigation.
The Eastern South Regional Police Command assures the public and all stakeholders that the operations will be intensified as part of efforts to ensure security, law, and order before, during, and after the Akwatia by-election.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Nhyiraba Solomon Nartey
