{"id":174352,"date":"2015-12-14T18:48:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T18:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=174352"},"modified":"2015-12-14T18:48:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T18:48:20","slug":"kumasi-arms-dealer-gets-supplies-from-ivory-coast-niger-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=174352","title":{"rendered":"Kumasi &#8216;arms dealer&#8217; gets supplies from Ivory Coast, Niger \u2013 Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ashanti Regional Police command says the 72-year old Burkinabe, Moro Sata who was arrested for illegally dealing in ammunition has confessed that he gets his supplies from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Police, Moro Sata said his main supplies come from one Abdul Kadri Aria, an Ivorian.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174361 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer3.jpg\" alt=\"burkinabe weapon dealer3\" width=\"567\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer3.jpg 567w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer3-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ashanti Regional Police while addressing the press on Monday added that the Burkinabe claimed that he has been using Ghana as a transit point to transport the ammunition to conflict areas across the sub-region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ashanti Regional Police commander, DCOP Nathan Kofi Boakye told the media that the Police arrested Moro Sata in his bedroom at Akwatialine in Kumasi upon a tip off.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174358\" style=\"width: 521px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174358 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer.jpg\" alt=\"burkinabe weapon dealer\" width=\"521\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer.jpg 521w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moro Sata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said some weapons including 11 AK47 assault rifles, 10 SG rifles used by the military, a machine gun, four firing pins, clocking handling and anti-aircraft ammunition were retrieved from Moro Sata.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174360 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer2.jpg\" alt=\"burkinabe weapon dealer2\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer2.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/burkinabe-weapon-dealer2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile the Police say they are currently investigating the matter and assured that they will do everything possible to arrest Moro Sata&#8217;s accomplices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ashanti Regional Police command says the 72-year old Burkinabe, Moro Sata who was arrested for illegally dealing in ammunition has confessed that he gets his supplies from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger. According to the Police, Moro Sata said his main supplies come from one Abdul Kadri Aria, an Ivorian. 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