Truckload of arms heading for Nigerian seized in Ghana

GHANAIAN security agents seized a truckload of arms and ammunition believed to be on its way to Nigeria and arrested five people, a senior police officer in Accra said on Wednesday.The Tuesday seizure comes with Nigeria hit by mass protests and a national strike over soaring fuel prices, as well as spiralling violence blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram.'The vehicle with Coca-Cola inscription was loaded with the consignment, which included pump action guns, double-barrelled guns and a large quantity of cartridges,' Accra Regional Police Commander, Rose Bio Atinga, told AFP.Police, acting on a tipoff, arrested two Nigerians and three Ghanaians.'After a check was conducted, we realised that the vehicle with a (Nigerian) registration number was loaded with ammunition covered by a metal plate,' said Atinga.'Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed that the consignment was on its way to Nigeria,' she said.Ghana and Nigeria ' two west African countries ' are linked by road, by sea and by air.
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