AngloGold Shooting: Govt Orders Company to Bear Cost of Injured
The government of Ghana has charged AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited to absorb the cost of medical treatment for individuals who were injured in the clash between illegal Miners and military officers protecting its mines at Obuasi.
In a statement, the acting Spokesperson for the President, Felix Ofosu Kwakye said the government had also directed the company to facilitate the burial arrangements of the eight people who died.
“Government has meanwhile asked the management of Anglo-Gold Ashanti to bear the medical expenses of the injured individuals fully and to facilitate the burial arrangements for those who have lost their lives.”
The Presidency while reacting to the incident in a statement expressed deep regret over the tragic loss of lives and announced an investigation ordered into the incident.
“In response to the unfortunate incident, President John Dramani Mahama has ordered an immediate investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the clashes and ensure that any individuals found to have acted unlawfully are brought to justice.”
Some alleged armed illegal miners in a shoot-out with the military on January 18, 2025, lost their lives after a group numbering about 60 attempted to forcibly gain unauthorized access to AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited mine infrastructure.
Though the military pegged the number of persons who died at seven, the government pegged it at eight.
According to the military, the intruders were wielding locally manufactured rifles, pump action guns, gas cylinders, knives, heavy-duty industrial bolt cutters, axes and machetes.
The remaining illegal miners bolted. Meanwhile, six pump action BB cartridges were retrieved.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
