The spokesperson to President Mahama, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has stated that the government is taking immediate steps to restore order in Obuasi following a violent clash between illegal miners and military personnel.<\/p>\n
The incident began when a group of illegal miners allegedly breached the security fence of one of AngloGold Obuasi Mine\u2019s concessions, which led to a violent confrontation with the military personnel stationed to protect the site.<\/p>\n
The tragic clash resulted in the deaths of at least seven miners, with several others sustaining injuries and has thereby caused significant concern about safety in the community.<\/p>\n
Speaking on press<\/strong>\u00a0Mr Kwakye Ofosu assured the public that the government is fully committed to investigating the incident. \u201cThe government is taking immediate action to get to the bottom of this matter,\u201d he said. \u201cPresident Mahama has directed that a thorough and credible investigation be carried out to determine exactly what happened, who was responsible, and if any unlawful acts were committed.\u201dHe emphasised that the restoration of peace in Obuasi is the government’s top priority. \u201cOur primary concern is to<\/p>\n In response to the tragic loss of lives, he assured the public that those responsible for any unlawful actions would face justice. \u201cIf unlawful acts have been committed, we will ensure that the law takes its course, and justice will prevail,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n The spokesperson concluded by reiterating the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of Obuasi\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will continue to work closely with local leaders and security forces to maintain law and order in the community,\u201d he added. \u201cThe government is focused on restoring calm and ensuring that such incidents do not occur again.\u201d<\/p>\n restore calm in Obuasi,\u201d he said. \u201cAs of this morning, calm has largely been restored, and the situation is being closely monitored by the relevant authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n In response to the tragic loss of lives, he assured the public that those responsible for any unlawful actions would face justice. \u201cIf unlawful acts have been committed, we will ensure that the law takes its course, and justice will prevail,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n The spokesperson concluded by reiterating the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of Obuasi\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will continue to work closely with local leaders and security forces to maintain law and order in the community,\u201d he added. \u201cThe government is focused on restoring calm and ensuring that such incidents do not occur again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The spokesperson to President Mahama, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has stated that the government is taking immediate steps to restore order in Obuasi following a violent clash between illegal miners and military personnel. The incident began when a group of illegal miners allegedly breached the security fence of one of AngloGold Obuasi Mine\u2019s concessions, which led […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[3151,1187],"class_list":["post-9788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-felix-kwakye-ofosu","tag-government"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9788"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9790,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9788\/revisions\/9790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}