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The suspect with their weapons |
The Central Regional Police Command yesterday arrested two Ivorians
and a Ghanaian in a Cape Coast hotel, linking them to an alleged plot to
stage a coup d’état in Cote d’Ivoire.
The two Ivorians (names withheld), who are being held for further
investigations, are a 27-year-old ex-sergeant in the Ivorian Army and a
40-year-old cook, who is a politician. Their Ghanaian counterpart is a
73-year-old former naval Captain with the defunct Black Star Line, Nana
Emisa Mbrah.
Nana Mbrah, according to the police, is a native of Cape Coast.
Addressing the media on Monday, the Regional Police Commander, DCOP
Stephen Andoh Kwofie, said on September 13, 2012, his outfit had
information about two Ivorians lodging in a hotel in Cape Coast and who
had held several meetings to procure arms to destabilise the Ouattara
government.
According to him, it was agreed at the meeting by the two Ivorians
that the arms they needed from their suppliers should include rifles and
ammunition.
The police then organised some men in the early hours of Friday,
September 14, 2012 to swoop on the hotel by disguising themselves as
suppliers of the said arms.
He noted that the Ivorians requested that the disguised police should
allow them to inspect the arms and ammunitions which were stocked in a
vehicle.
The police commander added that during the inspection, the police
quickly arrested the suspects and retrieved five AK 47 rifles and an
assortment of ammunition.
Upon interrogation, the two Ivoirians mentioned the name of their
Ghanaian counterpart, Mr. Mbrah, who is alleged to have a stake in the
coup attempt.
DCOP Andoh Kwofie revealed that a thorough investigation and
surveillance had been mounted nationwide to track down the remaining
suspects.
From: Desmond K. Dapaah, Cape Coast
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