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A soldier is currently under arrest for discharging a firearm<\/b><\/p>\n
Flight Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong did so on New Year’s eve<\/p>\n
The Army says he faces a demotion or dismissal if found guilty<\/p>\n
A soldier who fired several rounds of AK47 into the air on New Year’s Eve of 2021 faces possible demotion or dismissal from the military.<\/p>\n
Police issued a January 1, 2022, ‘Wanted Notice’ with a 5,000 cedi bounty for the man who was seen shooting sporadically into the air at the A&C Shopping Mall located at East Legon in Accra.<\/p>\n
In a follow-up statement dated January 3, 2022, the officer was formally identified as Flight Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong.<\/p>\n
The Police said he was arrested through a collaborative effort and that he was being held in Military Police detention and assisting with investigations into the matter.<\/p>\n
“…We have a lot of disciplinary things that we can take up, but I don’t want us to jump the gun,” Acting Public Affairs Director of the Ghana Armed Forces, Commander Andy La-Anyane, told Joy FM in an interview that aired on January 4, 2021.<\/p>\n
“Let’s just finish with the investigations first. It (sanctions) ranges from a reduction in rank to even dismissal, that is the highest…” he added.<\/p>\n
The ArmyArmy also gave concrete assurances that the accused would not be shielded if found guilty.<\/p>\n
Under Ghana’s laws, it is an offence to discharge a firearm in public without lawful and necessary occasion under Section 209 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29).<\/p>\n
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