The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has condemned the invasion of an abandoned concession of AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine by some illegal miners who consequently clashed with the military.
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has condemned the recent clash between illegal miners and the military over the AngloGold Ashanti concession in Obuasi, which resulted in the loss of nine lives.
Dr . Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah has criticized both illegal miners and military personnel following a confrontation at AngloGold Ashanti 39;s Obuasi mine that left eight individuals dead .
Six of the victims of the January 18 clash between some suspected illegal miners and the military at Obuasi were buried after violence at an AngloGold mining site.
In the aftermath of a sad confrontation in Obuasi that resulted in the deaths of nine people during a skirmish between the Ghana Armed Forces and local youth, Prophet Ajagurajah expressed doubts about the possibility of justice being served.
The tragic incident in Obuasi, which has been widely termed a massacre, has ignited intense public discourse .
A lecturer at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Prof. Yarhands Dissou Arthur, believes the killing of seven illegal miners by soldiers at the Anglogold Ashanti mine in Obuasi was due
A confrontation at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana led to nine reported deaths and fourteen injuries, according to a miners' association. The Ghanaian military stated that the event resulted from a shootout with armed trespassers.
Dr Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister designate, has appealed to residents of Obuasi to remain calm, as government engages stakeholders to investigate the shooting to death of some illegal miners in the town by soldiers.
Victims of the violent clash between some suspected illegal miners and the military at Obuasi have been laid to rest
Soldiers killed seven people during a clash with illegal gold miners at the Obuasi mine in Ghana. The incident sparked an official investigation and apology from the government. AngloGold Ashanti, the mine's owner,
The military’s murderous tactics in defence of the mining giant’s profits caused outrage, with people taking to the streets of Obuasi town in protest and setting fire to several buses.