The police have arrested three persons for possession of firearms without lawful authority and acts of vigilantism at Japa near Wassa Akropong in the Western Region.
According to the Police, the three suspects who were found in a viral social media video in which one person was seen shooting at another, and threatening violence, were arrested following an intelligence led operation on Monday, March 27, 2023.
The three suspects are Godfred Appiah alias Nana Kobina Gyan, Isaac Amoako alias Nana Owusu and Theophilus Yeboah alias Fire.
The police in a statement also noted that four pump action shotguns including twenty-four AAA-refilled cartridges were retrieved from the residence of suspect Isaac Amoako, who could not provide documents to cover the three weapons.
The suspects however were put before the Tarkwa Circuit Court on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, and have been remanded into custody to re-appear on 6th April 2023.
Meanwhile, the police say efforts are currently underway to get other accomplices in connection with the case arrested to face justice.
