Over 4,000 firearms retrieved from civilians during gun amnesty – Muntaka

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has disclosed that more than 4,000 firearms were voluntarily surrendered by civilians during Ghana’s recent gun amnesty exercise as part of efforts to strengthen national security and curb the proliferation of illegal weapons.


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