The Chinese man was captured pointing the weapon at Emma
A Ghanaian illegal miner, popularly known as a galamseyer and identified only as Emma, has been captured on camera in a heated altercation with a Chinese national believed to be his paymaster at a galamsey site.
The cause of the altercation is not immediately known, but in the video, Emma is heard threatening to beat the Chinese man in the local dialect, Twi.
Emma also claimed that the Chinese national had scratched him with his fingernails, causing him pain.
Although it is unclear whether the Chinese national understood the language, he appeared visibly angered by Emma’s words and made several gestures suggesting he was ready to fight back.
At one point, both men were seen exchanging flying stones in anger, escalating the already tense situation.
Voices of other miners could be heard in the background advising Emma to stop arguing since he had not yet been paid. Some were also heard urging him to leave the scene, warning that the situation could turn into a bigger issue if he fought the Chinese national.
The argument, however, took a dangerous turn when the Chinese national, angered by the heated exchange, walked away briefly before returning with a double-barreled gun.
He was seen pointing the weapon at Emma, threatening to shoot him as tensions at the site reached a boiling point.
Full Action movie at a Galamsey site in
Ghana 🇬🇠A Ghana Chinese production. pic.twitter.com/UIL2rkTGOq— Jasper Ziggle 🥷🇬🇠🇺🇸 (@JasperZiggle) July 24, 2025
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