3 arrested for possession of firearm without licence in Wa West District

Police officers on routine patrol in the Wa West District have arrested three men for allegedly possessing firearms and ammunition without lawful authority. The arrests were made on Monday, February 3, 2026, at Goziri, a community near Vieri, when a police patrol team spotted a group of about five men openly wielding single-barrel guns and […]


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