Police investigators on grounds at Akyem Asunafo in the Atiwa West District in the Eastern region have arrested three suspects in connection with the deadly violence that broke out in the community.
The three are currently in police custody assisting the investigation.
Efforts are underway to arrest many other suspects connected to the violence.
One person died while eight (8) others sustained cutlass and gunshot wounds during violent clashes between residents of Akyem Asunafo and a group of miners purported to be engaging in community mining on Friday, April 1, 2022.
Akyem Asunafo is one of the few farming communities in the Akyem enclave that has been consistent in resisting illegal mining for fear that it will destroy their farmlands and river bodies.
The angry residents said some individuals who claim to be national security operatives from the office of the President came to the community that, the office of the President has sanctioned their mining activity.
A statement issued Saturday, April 2, 2022, and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command DSP Ebenezer Tetteh said an investigation has commenced into the incident.
The statement said “Eastern Regional Police Command led by DCOP /Mr. Anderson Fosu -Ackaah has visited the community and the hospital where the remaining eight (8) persons are receiving medical treatment. Meanwhile, the regional, Divisional, and District patrol teams have been deployed around Asunafo to maintain law and order “.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
