{"id":229410,"date":"2016-07-09T13:38:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T13:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=229410"},"modified":"2016-07-09T13:38:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T13:38:47","slug":"govt-destroys-confiscated-illegal-arms-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=229410","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t destroys confiscated illegal arms [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Interior,\u00a0Douglas Prosper Bani has assured the safety of Ghanaians ahead of the 2016 general election.<\/p>\n<p>He made the assurance on Saturday during the destruction of thousands of confiscated small arms and light weapons in Accra.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-229416 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/illegal-weapons-destroyed-3-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"illegal weapons destroyed (3)\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to him,\u00a0small arms and light weapons have fuelled conflicts in countries which have resulted to millions losing their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a program to observe the United Nations day of weapons in Accra,\u00a0Prosper Bani charged individuals\u00a0with unlicensed weapons to register immediately.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-229418 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/illegal-weapons-destroyed-5-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"illegal weapons destroyed (5)\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday many Ghanaians will be safer, many businesses and homes in Ghana will be spared from potential armed robberies and violence by the use of weapons. Many homes will be spared from potential break-ins. All these are the result of the removal from our society and the destruction of thousands of illegal small arms which marks the United Nations weapons destruction day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-229417 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/illegal-weapons-destroyed-4-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"illegal weapons destroyed (4)\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis small arms destruction programme is a symbolic demonstration by the government and all state actors today to contribute to the reduction of the circulation of illicit weapons in our society. Even though Ghana has not experienced any major election conflict since the return to multiparty democracy, we cannot be complacent neither can we take our eyes off the ball,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-229414 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/illegal-weapons-destroyed-1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"illegal weapons destroyed (1)\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Photos by: Philip Nii Lartey<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Interior,\u00a0Douglas Prosper Bani has assured the safety of Ghanaians ahead of the 2016 general election. He made the assurance on Saturday during the destruction of thousands of confiscated small arms and light weapons in Accra. 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