Man arrested for stealing District Assembly dustbin in Sherigu

osei joseph hughes jnrA man believed to be in his middle ages was yesterday arrested by the Bolgatanga Police for having allegedly stolen a metallic waste collection bin belonging to the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly placed at Sherigu, a suburb of Bolgatanga. The Police acted upon a tip-off and arrested Atimolga Hardi Adazana, the suspect who had allegedly transported pieces of the metallic waste bin to Yorogo-Atimolga-Bisi to further use them to manufacture holes. According to the report, the suspect who is a blacksmith, chiseled and dismantled the container and conveyed them to the place for his business. Earlier, an informant had reported the case to the Environmental officer of the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly but action was delayed in trapping the suspect. When this paper contacted the municipal Crime Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Owusu Sekyere, he revealed that the suspect had denied stealing the container but had mentioned names of accompanists who the Police are yet to reach for further investigations. Mr. Sekyere said when convicted, Mr. Atimolga would be arraigned before court and subsequently incarcerated. Efforts at reaching the Municipal Environmental Officer proved futile.