The National Investigation Bureau (NIB) in Bono East has intercepted a Kia-Rhino truck loaded with quantities of food items allegedly meant for distribution under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP).
The truck, with registration number AS 9584-14, was allegedly smuggling 56 bags of 50-kilogram ‘Lucy’ branded rice intended for delivery to Jema Senior High School in the Kintampo South District and Kintampo Senior High School in the Kintampo North Municipality.
The Ghana News Agency (GNA) learned that the driver of the truck has been arrested as investigations continue.
A reliable source at the NIB, who confirmed the story to the GNA in Techiman, said the incident occurred on Thursday, November 21, 2024.
The source explained that the driver picked up the items from the stores of Techiman Senior High School (TESS), a designated distribution point.
However, the truck was impounded at Tuobodom, the Techiman North District capital.
Instead of delivering the items to the beneficiary schools, the driver allegedly diverted and offloaded them onto two tricycles (Aboboyaa) at Tuobodom.
During a visit to the Bono East Regional Command of the NIB in Techiman, the GNA observed that the Kia truck and the two tricycles, loaded with the quantities of rice, were parked on the premises.
