Tamale (Northern Region) - - The military at the Fulfulso barrier in the West Gonja District of the Northern Region on Friday intercepted an Accra-Bawku bound "Kingdom Transport Service" (KTS) bus carrying 170 pieces of dynamite. The explosives were concealed in a packing case, which had been deposited behind the driver's seat.
Briefing newsmen, Major Sammy Adorkor, Acting Commanding Officer of the Sixth Battalion of Infantry at the Kamina Barracks in Tamale, said when the bus approached the barrier, the military personnel stationed there signalled the vehicle to stop and asked all the 57 passengers to disembark for check.
During the search, the soldiers found the packing case and upon a thorough examination, discovered the explosives. Alhassan Yusif, 31, who was travelling to Burkina Faso through Bawku in the Upper East Region, claimed ownership of the explosives.
Major Adorkor said the bus was escorted to the Barracks where Yusif told the security personnel that he bought the devices in Kumasi and was taking them to Burkina Faso where he was a small-scale miner. There was, however, no receipt covering the explosives.
The suspect said he was living at Ejura in the Ashanti Region but had been living in Burkina Faso for the past four years. Major Adorkor indicated that Yusif would be handed over to the police for further investigations and a possible prosecution.
