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Wildlife guard killed by suspected poacher at Kakum Forest Reserve
According to preliminary police enquiries, the forestry guards attempted to arrest the two men, identified as Bukari Abudu and John Mensah, after allegedly finding them hunting in the reserve without lawful authority.
The deceased, who was attached to the Kakum Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, was on patrol with two other forestry guards when they reportedly encountered two men hunting inside the protected forest.
The two men reportedly fled into the forest, but the patrol team pursued them and managed to arrest John Mensah.
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