A total of 17 persons have been arrested in connection with an alleged Western Togoland Millita training in the Hohoe municipality of the Volta Region.
The 66 Artillery Regiment based in Ho, the Counter-Terrorism Unit of the Ghana Police Service, the Defence Intelligence (DI) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service Accra conducted two separate Counter Insurgency Operations (COIN) within the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region to counter activities of the Western Togoland Secessionist group.
The first operation which led to the arrest of two persons was carried out at Wli Todzi in the Volta Region, and the second operation which also led to the arrest of 15 other suspects was carried out at Gbledi Kyebi, Fodome Helu and Kwadzato all in the Hohoe Municipality.
Some of the items found in custody of the suspects included Western Togoland branded shirts, berets, flashlights, boots, police belts, flags of Western Togoland, a cheque book and a list containing items needed for training.
This was captured in a statement issued by the 7 Garrison Public Relations Department, Volta Barracks of the Ghana Armed Forces.
The statement also disclosed that all the arrested persons and the items seized are currently in the custody of the Ghana Police Service for further investigations.
The Ghana Armed Forces however assured the public that the various security agencies in the Volta and Oti Regions are in firm control of the situation.
Source:Fiilafmonline/CitiNews
