The Gomoa Ojobi District Police Command in the Central Region has arrested a scrap dealer, Mumuni Abubakar, for stealing over 200 cooking pots and coal pots within a week.
According to residents, the suspect would seize the utensils when people briefly stepped away while cooking.
Many had been complaining about their cookware mysteriously disappearing but were unaware of the culprit.
Following numerous reports, residents organized a search and caught Mumuni with the stolen items hidden in an uncompleted building.
An opinion leader, Justice Soldier, expressed outrage over the incident and called for the eviction of scrap dealers from the community, warning of possible reprisals if authorities fail to act.
Meanwhile, residents, shocked by the scale of the theft, have urged the police to increase security in the area, citing concerns that persistent theft by scrap dealers is harming their businesses.
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