Ghana:Arms in Palaces in North Not Signal For Conflict GHANA BROADCASTING CORPORATION RADIO 1 Wednesday, January 26, 2000 The northern regional minister, Gilbert Seidu Idi, has stated that the recent cache of arms found in some palaces in the area does not signal preparations for another armed conflict by the ethnic groups. Rather, the security agencies believe the arms found at the palaces at Dolung and Kobun last Friday (21 January) were part of the arms used in the last northern conflict. Mr. Idi was speaking in an interview with Radio GAR (Greater Accra Region) this morning. The regional minister emphasized that there is total peace in the north and there is no sign that the region will witness another ethnic turmoil. Asked whether the chiefs in whose palaces the arms were found would be prosecuted, Mr. Idi said the issue demands a lot of diplomacy and tact in its handling to ensure that things do not get out of hand.