A 32-year-old resident of Asesensu in the Wassa Amenfi East District has been shot by military officers.
Yaw Nkrumah was hit in the ankle on Wednesday, June 28 after some soldiers fired warning shots to disperse residents who were engaged in a confrontation with workers of a Chinese miner.
The youth in the town had demanded that a Chinese miner pay a token to be used for bridge maintenance during transportation of an excavator. The bridge was constructed by the townsfolk through communal labour.
Workers of the Chinese miner who were angered by the request of the youth who had mounted a barricade decided to fire warning shots to disperse them.
However, the youth managed to accost some of the workers and seized a pump action gun which they later handed to elders of the community.
Some military officers later arrived at the scene allegedly at the request of the miners and in an attempt to fire warning shots, a bullet hit the ankle of the victim. He was treated and discharged at the Dunkwa Government Hospital.
Asesensu Abusuapanin, together with the Chairman of the Unit Committee, Abdul Razak, gave the gun to the Sefwi-Bekwai police who picked up eight individuals to help with investigations.
Source: Classfmonline
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I find the credibility of the story doubtful. Since when did Wassa Amenfi become part of Ashanti Region? If the heading and the story do not match, how can the news be accurate.You can do yourself good by cross checking the facts before you put out there. Because discerning people read your stories too.
How can soldiers be used for the protection of illegal miners and for that matter Chinese? Look the Minister must sit up or else the fight against the menace of illegal mining can not be stopped. Our soldiers must know better and provide better protection to the citizenry and the territorial boarders of Ghana.
Exactly Kumi, you are 100% right
mis-educated and unpatriotic Ghanaian soldiers killing ordinary Ghanaian to protect and enrich chinese and foreigners.A nation with no pride - oh how I miss Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah
Point of correction, Wassa Amenfi is in the western region, Editor please check before you put it out there
It's obviously clear Captain Mahama was protecting illegal Chinese miners just like what the DCE said.. that's why he got lynched bu the angry youth..i rest my case