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DjQwequ Blog of Monday, 25 August 2025
Source: Emmanuel Jacob Amissah
The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested ten suspects and retrieved nine weapons in a series of security operations in Akwatia, ahead of the much-anticipated election rerun in the Eastern Region.
The weapons seized include eight pump-action guns and one locally manufactured single-barrel gun. Police say the operations form part of heightened security measures to curb the unlawful possession and use of firearms during the electoral process.
On August 22, 2025, near St. Dominic Hospital in Akwatia, police intercepted a vehicle driven by Bernard Kumi Ofosu. A search uncovered a Tulpar double-barrel pump-action gun, four AAA live cartridges, and two FTB blank cartridges. The suspect admitted ownership and produced a license for the weapon. He is currently in custody assisting with investigations, while the exhibits have been retained for verification.
In a separate incident at the Akwatia Y-Junction snap check, police arrested Joshua Amenuku after finding 15 live BB cartridges on him. A subsequent search at his residence uncovered an ADLER TULPA pump-action gun and five additional live cartridges.
Later that evening, police intercepted a Toyota Hilux pick-up at the Boadua Livingstone snap check point and arrested Enoch Asiedu and Lu Youyan, a Chinese national, after retrieving four live BB cartridges from the vehicle. Preliminary investigations revealed that the ammunition allegedly belonged to their employer, Mohammed, the owner of the vehicle. Efforts are currently underway to trace and arrest Mohammed, while the two suspects remain in custody.
On August 23, 2025, officers at the same checkpoint arrested Pieterson Joseph after recovering one ADLER TULPAR pump-action gun and 46 AAA and BB cartridges from his vehicle. He admitted ownership of the firearm.
That same day, police on duty at Staff Village Boadua intercepted a Toyota Tundra pick-up (registration number WR 5535-13) traveling from Asamankese towards Boadua. A search revealed three pump-action guns, including a Pardus pump-action, a Hulglu Atroe pump-action, and another unspecified pump-action gun. Stephen Nkansah, who was in the vehicle, claimed ownership of two of the weapons and stated that the third belonged to his chief. He was subsequently arrested and detained for further investigations.
The Eastern South Regional Police Command has assured the public and all stakeholders of intensified operations to ensure peace, security, and law and order before, during, and after the Akwatia by-election.
