The Nsawam Municipal Police Command has apprehended three suspects, identified as Ibrahim Adamu, Abdul Kadril, and Japharu Haruna, for the theft of rail tracks at Nsawam.
The trio was captured aboard a Hyundai Mighty truck with registration number GS-3201-09, loaded with railway lines.
Their arrest followed police patrol intervention after reports of their activities in Pakro.
Pakro, located in the Akuapem South Municipality, has experienced a spate of rail track thefts, prompting heightened vigilance from the municipal security council. Sources indicate that the detained suspects will face court proceedings in the upcoming days.
Akuapem South Municipal Chief Executive, Frank Aidoo, vehemently denied any involvement in the theft and emphasized reporting the case to the police.
Addressing allegations, he stated, “Those are pure fabrications being orchestrated by my political detractors, and it is because of the Akwapem South parliamentary elections, which I intend contesting.”
Mr Aidoo urged the police to thoroughly investigate the matter and uncover the truth.
“It was yesterday [Sunday] that I read in the news that I was involved in the thefts but those are pure fabrications being orchestrated by my political detractors and it is because of the Akwapem South parliamentary elections, which I intend contesting.”
“I have reported the case to the Nsawam police station and we have investigators on the case, so now that we cannot find the metals there, the police should come down and find out what happened and get to the bottom of it.”