MOD To Investigate "Ivorian Rebels Invade Ghana" Story

The Minister for Defence, Hon. Addo Kufuor, some Ministers of State and journalists are enroute to Saruu, a border village in the Northern Region, to investigate the story of Ivorian Rebels Invading Ghana.

According to the story, first published by the Crusading Guide, a group of Ivorian rebels, controlling parts of Northern Cote d?Ivoire, are alleged to have invaded Saruu, and raided the entire community on 12 March in search of arms and weapons.

The group, led by Sgt Morro Quatarra, succeeded in kidnapping the Chief of the village, locked him up in a rebel-held cell in Cote d?Ivoire, shot one person and looted their belongings.

A Ghanaian journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who disguised himself and posed as the ?Prince of Walata? under Abutalib Ibn Mohammed, visited the rebel leader, Sgt Morro Quatarra, who confirmed the invasion by his faction on the Ghanaian village, which is close to the Ivorian border.

In an interview with city News FM, the Northern Regional Minister, Mr Boniface Abubakar Sadik, said he was aware of the situation and has already sent a security detachment to the area.

According to the Minister his outfit is working round the clock to resolve the issue as soon as possible.