Security forces in Ghana reportedly arrested and detained 17 heavily armed Burkinabè soldiers at Wuru, a community in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region.

According to a report by JoyNews, Ghana’s security officials said that the Burkinabè soldiers were arrested as they were in the process of setting up a combat position using sandbags.

The report indicated that an official of the Ghana Immigration Service, who confirmed the incident, said residents of Wuru spotted the soldiers setting up the position and raised the alarm.

“We received a distress call from community members about armed elements establishing a combat position.

“We responded swiftly, successfully ambushed them, and transported them together with their weapons to our office,” an official of the service is quoted as having said.

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The report indicated that the 17 army personnel, who were aged between 20 and 30, were found in possession of dozens of military items, including firearms and explosive devices.

They told Ghana’s security officials during interrogation that they accidentally trespassed into Ghana’s territory while on a routine patrol.

They were detained for several hours and released after an order from top national officials.

A delegation from Burkina Faso, led by staff of Ghana’s embassy, arrived in the country the following day to secure the release of the guns and explosives.

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