Tensions escalated at Obuasi on the evening of Monday, July 14, 2025, as a group of illegal miners confronted authorities to reclaim excavators seized from mining sites.
According to reports by EDHUB on X, dated July 15, 2025, the chaos unfolded when the anti-galamsey task force was transporting the heavy machinery.
The group of illegal miners reportedly stormed the road to intercept the excavators seized from illegal mining sites.
The X post stated, "Illegal miners in Obuasi reportedly stormed a road to intercept seized excavators being transported from illegal mining sites by an anti-galamsey team in the evening hours of yesterday." The scene was chaotic, with a large crowd of miners blocking the road, determined to prevent the transport of the vital excavators to their operations.
