A total of 176 people suspected to be members of terror groups harassing residents of Kumasi have been arrested in a special police operation over the past one month.

The joint military/police task force set up by the Regional Security Council also sized a number of exhibits, including two pistols, quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and six motorbikes.

According to Graphic, the security agencies were doing everything possible to protect the citizenry, in spite of logistic constraints.