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News gathered by GhArticles.com indicates that the Ghana Police Service have finally arrested the young man captured firing AK47 at ANC Mall on 31st night to welcome new year.
Earlier on, we reported that police had placed a GH₵ 5,000.00 bounty on a young man captured in video footage firing several shots suspected AK 47 at ANC Mall, East Legon on the 31st night of 2021.
The video shows the man holding the gun with only his right hand, pointing it upwards and firing it indiscriminately into the air.
While still firing the gunshots, another young man ran from the scene to hug him and they both burst into laughter.
Well, while they may have thought that they were celebrating a successful crossover into 2022, the police have taken a serious view of their conduct and declared him wanted.
In a statement posted on its social media platforms, the law enforcement agency said “It is a crime to discharge a firearm in public without lawful and necessary occasion under Section 209 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29).”
It is, therefore, seeking the help of the public to locate, arrest and prosecute the young man for his widely condemned conduct.
In a latest development to this, GhArticles.com have sighted on a press release from the Ghana Police Service indicating the arrest of the man.
Below is the statement from the police;
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