Joint security operation on Friday led to the retrieval of several arms, explosive devices and ammunition from locations in Accra and Kpone Bawaleshie in Accra.
According to the Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, personnel drawn from Defence Intelligence, CID and Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) conducted a successful operation which led to the arrest of three persons.
He disclosed that the joint operation was to neutralise an elaborate plot targeted at the Presidency, and with the ultimate aim of destabilizing the country.
“The arrest and seizure come after 15 months of surveillance and gathering of evidence on the activities of the prime suspects and others,” he said in a statement realised on Monday.
He added, “The persons arrested are Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm and his two accomplices – Ezor Kafui (a local weapon manufacturer) and Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu (aka BB or ADC).”
Mr Oppong Nkrumah also detailed the ammunitions seized from the joint operation.
Read the release below:
