Bolgatanga (UE), May 17, GNA - A twenty -eight year old Police Constable, Daniel Yeboah was on Thursday arrested by the Police at Bawku for selling AK47 gun with 30 rounds of ammunition at 600 Ghana Cedis to a civilian in Bawku.

Narrating the incident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional Crime Officer, and Superintendent Victor Seth Agbetornyo explained that Constable Yeboah, who was with the Patrol Displacement Force and attached to Operation Duties stole the AK47 from a colleague constable, Yaw Asamoah and sold it to Abugre Mahamadu, a civilian and GPRTU Unit Chairman at Bawku.

He said he was arrested and upon interrogation, admitted stealing the gun from his colleague constable Asamoah on Thursday.

Superintendent Agbetornyo said Mr. Mahamadu had also been arrested. The two are currently in police custody in Bolgatanga pending more investigations for the necessary punitive measure to be taken.