Illegal miners attack Golden Star Wassa Mine; set 12 vehicles ablaze

Osei Boakye, the illegal miners amongst other properties set 12 vehicles ablaze including excavators, ambulances and pick-ups forcing the staff of the company to run for their lives.

Boakye narrated that in an attempt by the police to ward off the illegal miners from invading a concession belonging to the company at Benso, some of them sustained injuries.

He explained that the irate illegal miners regrouped and returned to the concession later in the evening where they attacked workers at post, vandalised and torched some of their properties.

They dispersed again and apparently unconfirmed report reaching us is that they may have been injured in the cause of being dispersed

Osei Boakye assured that calm has been restored at the concession adding that the police have started their investigations to fish out the perpetrators.

The Head of Group Corporate Affairs at the mining company said some of the company’s security men who were injured have been treated and discharged from the hospital.

“The police called in for reinforcement from Tarkwa, and they have been there since Thursday night to provide security, they have started their investigations, calm has been restored, and our security men who were injured have been treated and discharged,” he emphasised.