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GIS trains 146 officers to strengthen firearms accountability
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GIS trains 146 officers to strengthen firearms accountability

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has trained 146 officers in weapon safety and armoury management in a move to strengthen accountability in the handling, storage and tracking of firearms and ammunition. The programme was organised in collaboration with armoury management experts from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), the Ghana Police Service (GPS) and the Small Arms Commission of Ghana.

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Borno police arrest 103 suspects in crime crackdown
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Borno police arrest 103 suspects in crime crackdown

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Borno State Police Command has arrested 103 suspected criminals during a week-long operation targeting substance abuse, violence, thuggery and other social vices in Maiduguri metropolis. The areas included Gwange, Santiago, Texaco, Ajari, Gadan Zare, Budum, Shehuri, Bulabulin, Abbaganaram, Baga Road, Gidan Dambe, UNIMAID 202 Housing Estate, Mairi Kuwait, Bakari, Zanneri, Polo, Giwa Barrack Area, Kwanan Yobe, Jiddari, Kaleri, Damboa Road, Circular and Moduganari.

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One dead and another missing in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada
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One dead and another missing in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada

The incident took place in the same province where a grizzly attacked a group of schoolchildren last November A mother is dead and her daughter is missing in western Canada after a suspected grizzly bear attack in the same community where a bear attacked a group of schoolchildren earlier in the year. On Tuesday, the British Columbia conservation officer service said in a social media post that it had launched a search for the two missing people on the weekend, and that during the search on Sunday an officer found the mother’s body.

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