[ 2016-12-05 ]

Wontumi deceived us on guns claims-police
The Public Relations Officer of the Ashanti
Regional Police Command ASP Yusif Tanko has
indicated that the opposition New Patriotic Party
(NPP) Ashanti regional Chairman Bernard Antwi
Boasiako popularly called Chairman Wontumi misled
them following his allegations that unknown
persons have stockpiled ammunition in parts of
Kumasi.

He said Wontumi led the police vehicle filled
with officers to the alleged location but nothing
was uncovered after the inspection.

The NPP Chairman last week alleged that they had a
tip off of unknown persons hoarding arms and
ammunitions to torment voters in the party’s
stronghold.

But speaking on Abusua FM’s Abusua Nkommo hosted
by Kwame Adinkrah, he bemoaned the falsehood
peddled by Chairman Wontumi.

He wondered why Chairman Wontumi has been
deceiving the police for no apparent reason on two
occasions by raising false alarm.

‘Last week Chairman Wontumi while addressing
journalists said they have information that some
military vehicles were carrying ammunitions to
Kumasi and they followed the vehicles to
Asuoyeboa SSNIT Flat. According to him, he
followed the cars and made a phone call to the
police and he was escorted with both police and
military personnel to intercept the guns. This is
a serious case so we asked all our commanders if
there had been a complaint of a sort. We went to
the house based on the number he gave us, we went
to the house and called him for further
clarification on the description of the house or
better still come to the venue and point the house
to us. He couldn’t tell us the name of the
location, and the police the guns were handed
over, the bus or military personnel who
intercepted the guns.

We asked why they didn’t take pictures of the
guns he saw, up till now he couldn’t answer our
questions. He called again this Saturday and
complained that some people have also stock piled
guns in Tanoso at a certain house. We went there,
only to meet him with journalists, after search,
there was nothing in that house,’ he explained.

ASP Tanko called on Wontumi to stop creating fear
and panic in the region.

He said the command has not recorded any disaster
in the region warning that the police will arrest
persons who visit houses to search for guns
without any authorization.

Source - Ultimatefm

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