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The youth blocked the main road leading to and from Ayamfuri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two persons were confirmed dead when residents of Ayamfuri in the Central Region clashed with members of Operation Vanguard, \u00a0the anti-illegal mining t"},"modified":"2019-08-26T10:49:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T10:49:31","slug":"2-killed-in-ayamfuri-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/26\/2-killed-in-ayamfuri-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Killed In Ayamfuri Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The youth blocked the main road leading to and from Ayamfuri<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two persons were confirmed dead when residents of Ayamfuri in the Central Region clashed with members of Operation Vanguard, \u00a0the anti-illegal mining task force, last Friday.<\/p>\n

According
\nto sources, the incident happened as a result of the alleged refusal by Perseus
\nMining Company in the area to cede part of its concession for small-scale
\nminers in the area.<\/p>\n

DAILY
\nGUIDE<\/em><\/strong> checks showed that some
\nresidents, mainly illegal miners, \u2018invaded\u2019 the mining company\u2019s concession with
\ntailings which were being protected from being taken away because it contained
\ncyanide, a deadly chemical used in mining gold.<\/p>\n

The
\npersonnel from the anti-illegal mining taskforce were then called in to help
\ndrive the alleged illegal miners away and in the process, a serious confrontation
\nensued.<\/p>\n

Unconfirmed
\nreports had it that the illegal miners fired gun at the personnel of the
\ntaskforce, and the personnel also returned fire to disperse the agitated
\nillegal miners, resulting in the deaths of the two.<\/p>\n

Other
\nsources also indicated that in the ensuing confrontation, some of the youth set
\nablaze a pickup vehicle belonging to Operation Vanguard, which angered the
\nmilitary personnel who stormed the community and started
\nshooting sporadically.<\/p>\n

Initial
\nreports were that eight persons \u2013 including five residents and three military
\npersonnel \u2013 were killed in the incident but a source at the mining company
\nconfirmed that two persons lost their lives during the melee.<\/p>\n

The
\ndeceased persons, the paper gathered, were all residents of Ayamfuri and
\nincluded a kingpin of the alleged illegal miners in the area. <\/p>\n

According
\nto sources, the galamsey kingpin died on the spot while the other deceased
\nperson was pronounced dead on arrival at the Dunkwaw Government Hospital in the
\nregion.<\/p>\n

The
\npaper also leant that one of the personnel of the anti-galamsey taskforce
\nsustained gunshot wounds and was treated at a clinic and discharged.<\/p>\n

Deborah
\nMensah, a resident, insisted that four persons died and that the incident
\nhappened when some youth in the area who were transporting some sand in a tricycle
\nwere attacked by the military personnel.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile,
\nwhen contacted, a source at Operation Vanguard indicated that no death was
\nrecorded during the incident and that if anyone was reported dead, it was not
\nas a result of the clash.<\/p>\n

Minister Visits<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile,
\nthe Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, was
\nexpected to visit Persus Mining Company following the deadly clash.<\/p>\n

Public Relations Officer of the Lands Ministry, Abraham Otabil, indicated that the minister\u2019s visit was, among other things, to find out at firsthand the cause of the violence that reportedly led to the death of two persons.<\/p>\n

From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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