{"id":381327,"date":"2017-12-08T15:43:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T15:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=381327"},"modified":"2017-12-08T15:58:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T15:58:44","slug":"six-arrested-attempting-smuggle-weapons-yunyoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/six-arrested-attempting-smuggle-weapons-yunyoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Six arrested for attempting to smuggle weapons into Yunyoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six suspected arms smugglers are in the custody of the Gambaga Divisional Police Command for attempting to smuggle sophisticated weapons into the Yunyoo Constituency of the Northern Region.<\/p>\n<p>The Police, upon a tip-off, impounded the vehicle carrying six pump action guns and 130 cartridges.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;WZOzr1KJTSgzoWJQKzozBnOFCa5t2EF3&#8243;]The suspects will be transferred to the Northern Regional Police Command for further investigations.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to the Northern Regional Security Council revealed to <strong>Citi News<\/strong> that the suspects had targeted heightening the tension in the area ahead of the creation of the new Yunyoo district.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, there were reported sporadic gunshots in the constituency believed to have been related to the location of the capital of the yet-to-be-created Yunyoo district.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst some residents there have proposed Yunyoo as the capital, others prefer Namong, one of the densely-populated Konkomba communities.<\/p>\n<p>Some chiefs, in collaboration with the Konkomba Students Union recently renewed calls for Namong to be named the district capital.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-381335 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Six-arrested-for-attempting-to-smuggle-weapons-into-Yunyoo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Six-arrested-for-attempting-to-smuggle-weapons-into-Yunyoo-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Six-arrested-for-attempting-to-smuggle-weapons-into-Yunyoo-1-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They said their demand was non-negotiable and also served notice that they will resist any attempt to ignore their proposal.<\/p>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during his &#8220;Thank You&#8221; tour of the Northern Region announced the upgrading of six districts in the Northern Region.<\/p>\n<p>He also revealed government&#8217;s intention to separate Yunyoo from the current Bunkprugu-Yunyoo district and also Nantong from the Savelugu-Nantong district.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six suspected arms smugglers are in the custody of the Gambaga Divisional Police Command for attempting to smuggle sophisticated weapons into the Yunyoo Constituency of the Northern Region. 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