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General news for Saturday, October 10, 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
10/10/2020
The ammunition was hidden in the shipment of personal effects.
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has alleged that a shipment of 436 pistols and ammunition has been illegally imported into the country.
According to the party, its information on the illegally imported weapons suggests that they arrived from Turkey and were intercepted and seized in the port of Tema on Friday, October 9, 2020.
“The pistols and ammunition that were concealed in a shipment of personal effects from Turkey were found during a physical examination by customs officials at the port and taken to the Tema Habour police station,” the communications officer said in a statement. from NDC, Sammy Gyamfi.
According to the NDC, their intelligence also suggests that “some unscrupulous people are trying to unleash the weapons.”
“While we congratulate the Customs Excise and Preventive Service unit in the port of Tema for acting swiftly to seize this shipment, we demand that they update the nation on this disturbing development in a spirit of transparency. Ghanaians deserve to know. who illegally imported such pistols and ammunition into the country and for what purpose, “the NDC said in the statement.
Read the full NDC statement below
It has come to the attention of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that a shipment of 436 pistols and ammunition illegally imported into the country from Turkey, was intercepted and seized in the port of Tema the night before.
The pistols and ammunition that were concealed in a shipment of personal effects from Turkey were found during a physical examination by customs officials at the port and taken to the Tema Habour police station.
Attached is a photo of the weapons seized from a van and the police statement from the clearing agent confirming the incident.
We are informed that the weapons have been returned to the arsenal of the Ghana Revenue Authority in the port of Tema. We have collected information that some unscrupulous people are trying to unleash the weapons.
While we congratulate the Customs Preventive and Excise Service unit at the port of Tema for acting swiftly to seize this shipment, we demand that they update the nation on this worrying development in a spirit of transparency. Ghanaians deserve to know who illegally imported such pistols and ammunition into the country and for what purpose. More importantly, Ghanaians deserve to know the identity of the so-called “Big Men” who are pulling the strings behind the scenes for the shipment to be released.
Given the danger these weapons can pose to the nation’s security in the wrong hands, we humbly appeal to the media to follow this story closely. We’re seeing!
Signed, Sammy Gyamfi Esq. National Communications Officer, NDC
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