• 3Sports
  • Home
  • MG Radio
3news
Advertisement
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • World
  • Showbiz
  • 3Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Tilapia
  • MORE
    • Education
    • Features
    • Tech
    • Health
    • GMB
    • Mentor
    • Coronavirus
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • World
  • Showbiz
  • 3Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Tilapia
  • MORE
    • Education
    • Features
    • Tech
    • Health
    • GMB
    • Mentor
    • Coronavirus
No Result
View All Result
3news
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Don’t touch any missile, weapons! – military chief warns residents of Michel Camp

January 16, 2019
Ghana’s Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Obed Akwa

Ghana’s military high command is warning residents living in and around one of its bases where an armoury explosion occurred not to touch any missile or weapons they may find in the vicinity as it could be dangerous.

One of the military store houses a the Michel Camp Base Ammunition Depot (BAD) containing “high explosives” sparked fire causing huge explosions in the area that caused some metal objects including fragments of weapons to fly into people’s homes in the vicinity.

Fear-gripped residents who could not withstand the level of explosions which happened few minutes of midnight were forced to flee the zone to safety.

No casualties were recorded.

RelatedPosts

There is no motive to intimidate voters – GAF

December 7, 2020

Military presence to be ‘heavy’ in A/R on Dec 7

November 26, 2020

Army Commander assures Ghanaians of security

November 19, 2020

Military investigators upon preliminary assessment of the early Wednesday incident have declared the zone as safe, noting they do not expect an escalation of the situation which has now been brought under control.

Chief of Defence Staff Lieutenant General Obed Akwa who visited the scene told journalists “the destruction is serious” but did not state the extent of damage and the quantity of weapons that have been destroyed.

He said they “don’t expect any escalation of the situation” which has since caused the zone to be cordoned off”.

The shell of what looks like a missile which landed in a resident’s home

As at Wednesday morning, some remnants of weapons, including what looked like a shell of a fired missile which landed in people’s homes during the explosion were yet to be retrieved by the military.

This object, which appears to be a missile head was found in a home around the explosion area

“…those who live within this community, if they should come across any foreign object they should not touch it; they should not touch it! If you find any missile or anything that is foreign within your community don’t touch it,” he warned.

  • Armoury explosion: long range weapons not affected – Ghana military

Discovery of such objects, he said, should be reported to the Commanding Officer at Michel Camp, for experts from BAD to be dispatched immediately “to go examine it and defuse it”.

“As at now, everything is under control,” the military chief said, assuring that “there is no threat to the people living within this settlement”.

The Chief of Defence Staff indicated that a major investigation into the incident will commence immediately to establish what caused the explosion.

A weapon from the explosion penetrated this wooden structure serving as home for a resident

“…that is going to be immediate. Within the next couple of weeks we shall come out with our findings and any measures that we need to take to prevent its [future] occurrence,” Lt. Gen Akwa assured.

Swift intervention

The military chief said personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces were quick to bring the explosion and fire under control, noting fire tenders were brought within 15 to 20 minutes after the explosion.

“The fire was brought under control; actions were taken to ensure that other store houses containing high explosives were isolated from the main incident spot

By Stephen Kwabena Effah|3news.com|Ghana
Follow @steviekgh_TV3

Previous Post

I will not die – K.K Fosu tells deathmongers

Next Post

Brexit: Theresa May faces confidence vote after huge defeat

Related Posts

elections

There is no motive to intimidate voters – GAF

December 7, 2020
News

Military presence to be ‘heavy’ in A/R on Dec 7

November 26, 2020
Top News

Army Commander assures Ghanaians of security

November 19, 2020
elections

Register of all security officers for elections to be kept

November 10, 2020
Major Top Story2

$86m loan deal approved to procure armoured vehicles

August 14, 2020
Sports

Legon City FC, Gulf Energy to build houses for the Military at Bundase

August 14, 2020
Next Post

Brexit: Theresa May faces confidence vote after huge defeat

Discussion about this post

Stay Connected

  • 1.7M Fans
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest

COVID-19: Hydrogen peroxide provides immediate protection – Prof Ayettey

January 22, 2021
20-year-old girl murdered at Doryumu

20-year-old girl murdered at Doryumu

January 12, 2021

Election Petition: EC admits possible errors in collation of presidential results

January 11, 2021

NDC heads to Supreme Court over the declaration of NPP & Fomena MP as majority in Parl.

January 18, 2021

Add climate related financial stability risks to financial sector surveillance – IMF

January 26, 2021

Climate Change poses high risk to economic and financial stability – IMF

January 26, 2021
Gold price getting crushed

Gold, silver see choppy trade, awaiting next catalyst

January 26, 2021

Rawlings was intelligent, smart & sensitive – Prof. Jane Opoku-Agyemang

January 26, 2021

Recent News

Add climate related financial stability risks to financial sector surveillance – IMF

January 26, 2021

Climate Change poses high risk to economic and financial stability – IMF

January 26, 2021
Gold price getting crushed

Gold, silver see choppy trade, awaiting next catalyst

January 26, 2021

Rawlings was intelligent, smart & sensitive – Prof. Jane Opoku-Agyemang

January 26, 2021
3news

3news.com is the fastest growing news portal in Ghana. Get all breaking news updates, latest news headlines, local and world stories, showbiz, lifestyle etc.

Follow Us

Browse by Category

Recent News

Add climate related financial stability risks to financial sector surveillance – IMF

January 26, 2021

Climate Change poses high risk to economic and financial stability – IMF

January 26, 2021
  • 3Sports
  • Home
  • MG Radio

© 2021 Media General - Developed and managed by MG Digital.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • World
  • Showbiz
  • 3Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Tilapia
  • MORE
    • Education
    • Features
    • Tech
    • Health
    • GMB
    • Mentor
    • Coronavirus

© 2021 Media General - Developed and managed by MG Digital.