This incident occurred at a mining site in Asumenya, near Manso Nkran in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, according to myjoyonline.com.
The news website reported that over ten heavily built men armed with pump-action guns attacked Erastus and his team and forcibly drove the journalists to a secluded location, where they were subjected to severe beatings before being abandoned.
This violent incident coincides with reports of renewed destruction in the newly restored Asenanyo Forest Reserve, raising alarms about ongoing illegal activities in the area.
Additionally, streams feeding into the Ankobra River have been polluted, further compounding the environmental crisis.