Police To Tackle illegal Firearm Holders – Interior Minister1 min read
The Minister for the Interior Ambrose Dery has said that all persons who are illegally possessing firearms are going to be dealt with in accordance with the laws.
He said steps have been taken to register all firearms in possession of private individuals and even for security agencies.
He said these in an interview with journalists on Tuesday, August 1 while commending the police for arresting the suspected robbers who attacked a bullion van at Ablekuma and killed an officer in the process.
“I want to thank the public, the public has greater confidence in the Police now and they are collaborating by giving information to get to the bottom of those things.
“You do know that we have started registration of arms even for the security agencies, we have done it for the Police, we have done it for immigration, we continue to do that.
“The Police are very soon going to open a shooting range where they will train all those given permission. Those who have not been given permission would be dealt with according to law,” he said.
In relation to the proliferation of illegal arms in the country, recently, the Deputy Director of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Gyebi Asante, said that the porous nature of Ghana’s borders was contributing to this issue.
Mr. Asante stated that conflicts in neighbouring countries are resulting in weapons being pushed into the country through weak borders.
