Hell broke loose at Obuasi, one of Ghana's major mining communities in the Ashanti Region, on Sunday, January 19, 2025, when personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces clashed with some youth in the area.
For hours, reports indicate the mining community was more like a war zone, with gunshots ringing throughout the community as personnel of the army battled with the youth, who are believed to be small-scale miners.
The incident reportedly occurred after a group of small-scale miners reportedly besieged the mines of AngloGold Ashanti.
Here are details of the incident so far as GhanaWeb has it: Deaths and injuries: Early reports on the incident indicated that the deadly clash resulted in the deaths of 8 people, all of them being small-scale miners.
