{"id":264039,"date":"2016-11-01T13:01:18","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T13:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=264039"},"modified":"2016-11-01T13:01:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T13:01:18","slug":"ashanti-region-explosives-retrieved-near-ministers-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/ashanti-region-explosives-retrieved-near-ministers-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashanti Region: Explosives retrieved near Minister’s residence"},"content":{"rendered":"
National security operatives in the Ashanti Region have\u00a0retrieved some explosives close to the residence of the Deputy Regional Minister, Andy Osei Okrah.<\/p>\n
The materials, included 2 7.5kg gas cylinders, cables, a tube of flammable liquid and timers.<\/p>\n
A police officer who was on duty in the area close to the residence around Golden Tulip Hotel at Nhyiaeso, said two unknown men on a motorbike dropped the materials there and fled on Monday night, when he attempted to question them\u00a0over their suspicious activities in the area.<\/p>\n
He told Citi News’\u00a0<\/strong>Lauretta Timah that\u00a0he contacted the military who reported to the site and inspected the materials; but left upon realizing the explosives were not live.<\/p>\n Some military officers including officials from the\u00a0anti-bomb squad of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), returned to the site Tuesday morning to retrieve the explosives.<\/p>\n The deputy Minister\u2019s official bungalow in the Ashanti Regional capital, is close to the National Security Data Centre in the region.<\/p>\n Government and security officials are yet to comment on the development.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" National security operatives in the Ashanti Region have\u00a0retrieved some explosives close to the residence of the Deputy Regional Minister, Andy Osei Okrah. The materials, included 2 7.5kg gas cylinders, cables, a tube of flammable liquid and timers. A police officer who was on duty in the area close to the residence around Golden Tulip Hotel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":264048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,11],"tags":[13256,13257,950,3,1186],"yoast_head":"\n