The catastrophic shooting incident that claimed the lives of at least eight people has once again highlighted the need for urgent action to address the underlying issues fueling conflicts between mining companies and local communities in Ghana.

Blaming Captain Smart as the trigger of the clash while ignoring the deep-rooted historical grievances of the youth in Obuasi is dangerous. The unrest that recently unfolded in Obuasi is not an isolated incident but rather a reflection

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned the recent violent clash between soldiers and illegal miners in Obuasi, which resulted in the deaths of seven individuals .

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.

So what is happening in Obuasi is spiritual, and it will continue indefinitely." He further prophesied that the problem will remain unsolved in two years, with justice eluding the slain teenagers.

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.

The Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frank Davies has called for a more serious national response to the recent killings in Obuasi.

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.

Ghana’s armed forces said Sunday in a statement on X that around 60 “illegal miners” carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on Saturday night.

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