MAN IN COURT OVER ILLEGAL AMMUNITION (Page 14)

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga

A 35-YEAR-OLD man, who is believed to be the source of the 11,175 pieces of live AA and BB cartridges which were intercepted by the police at Binduri, near Bawku in the Upper East Region, has appeared before the district court in Bolgatanga.
Musa Lasisi, whose plea was not taken when he made the appearance in court on Monday, was remanded in prison custody to re-appear on February 25, this year.
He was charged with possessing ammunition without lawful authority, contrary to section 196(1) of Act 29/60 as amended by paragraph two of NLCD 396.
When the case was called, the prosecutor, Detective Inspector John Agyuah, prayed the court, presided over by Mr Hakeem Osman to remand the suspect in custody to enable the police to conduct further investigation, to which the court obliged.
It will be recalled that the police, on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, intercepted a commercial vehicle, a 55-seater Mercedes Benz bus with registration number GS 2223 Y, on which the ammunition ,concealed in nine cartons, were hidden.
The bus was said to be travelling from Kumasi to Bawku, where a ban has been placed on the possession of firearms and ammunition.
This led to the arrest of the driver, one Emmanuel Owusu Baako, 28, and two others, Stephen Antwi, 27, a spare driver and Kofi Fosu, 28, a driver’s mate.
After interrogation, the three, who are currently in police custody, mentioned Musa, who was later arrested in Kumasi and brought to Bolgatanga to assist with the investigations.