North East NPP Chairman Aspirant Granted GH50,000 Bail

Alhaji Shani Mohammed, an NPP Chairmanship aspirant in the North East Region who was arrested in connection for the illegal possession of firearms has been granted a Gh50,000 bail by the Tamale District Magistrate Court.He has since been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and possession of firearms and ammunitions without

authority. Alhaji Shani Mohammed is also expected to also reappear in court on the May 20, 2022. Alhaji Shani Mohammed, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairmanship aspirant in the North East region too was arrested by the Northern Regional Police Command in connection with illegal possession of firearms. North East NPP aspirant’s

arrest also follows the arrest of some three persons with weapons at Kukuabila near Nasia in the West Mamprusi municipality and of the North East region. The suspects Amadu Alhassan, a native of the Tamale, Atito Godstime, and Seidu Ado Bala, both Nigerians were arrested with a loaded AK 47 riffle, foreign made pistol and ammunition

concealed in the vehicle that they were travelling with. The Northern Regional Crime Officer, Supt. Bernard Baba Ananga, who confirmed the arrest of the suspects said one of the suspects mentioned the NPP chairmanship aspirant as the one they were transporting the weapons to in the North East region. According to him, the NPP

chairmanship aspirant is in the custody of the police and his statement has been taken and will also be arraigned before court after investigations. He indicated that the NPP aspirant admitted that he knew one of the suspects arrested with the AK 47 riffle. Supt. Ananga disclosed that when the police interrogated the three suspects,

they revealed that the NPP chairmanship aspirant asked them to bring the weapons to the North East Region. The suspects are saying that is it Ahaji Shani who told them to bring the firearms to him so he has to answer further questions. The Northern Regional Crime Officer, however denied claims that the case is linked to an assassination

plot in the North East region. We are not investigating an assassination attempt against any person as far as the command is concern, nobody has made any complaint about any assassination we are investigating a case of possession of firearms, he said.