Seven suspects connected to the murder of two Policemen at Gomoa Buduburam last week including Eric Dua have been arraigned before the Kaneshie Circuit court.
They were charged with a number of counts including murder, conspiracy to commit murder and abetment to commit murder.
The Presiding Judge remanded three of them into BNI custody while the remaining four will be kept at a Police facility. The case has been adjourned to the 26th of this month.
Three men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the transportation of 59 AK-47 assault rifles from Accra to Walewale in the North East Region.
The suspects were picked on Friday, August 30, at Nsakina near Ablekuma in the Greater Accra Region. They are reported to be part of a highly network syndicate that buys weapons and sends them to the North of Ghana.
Operations of the syndicate were uncovered by personnel from the Counter-Terrorism Unit of the Ghana Police Service, following weeks of intelligence gathering and monitoring.
Director of Operations at the Accra Region Police Command, ACP Kwesi Ofori did not give further details about the syndicate but said investigators are keeping an open mind and will follow up on all credible leads.
The Counter-Terrorism squad initially arrested four persons but it is currently focusing on two, who are said to be key members of a very dangerous arms smuggling syndicate. The members of the syndicate have already bought and sent 59 AK-47 riffles to Walewale which has seen violent conflicts in the past leaving many dead and properties destroyed.
In June, the leader of a notorious cross-border arms smuggling syndicate arrested by the Nigerian counter-terrorism police, confessed that they obtained their supplies from Ghana and Burkina Faso, raising concerns about the extent of arms proliferation within the sub-region.
