{"id":112875,"date":"2026-01-27T17:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112875"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:55:20","slug":"jacobu-shooting-amansie-central-small-scale-miners-warn-against-confrontation-with-law-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112875","title":{"rendered":"Jacobu shooting: Amansie Central small-scale miners warn against confrontation with law enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Small-scale miners in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region have warned miners in their jurisdiction against attacking security personnel.<\/p>\n

This comes days after a standoff between some illegal miners at Bepotenten and the police, which left one person dead and another injured.<\/p>\n

Spokesperson for the small-scale miners, Nhyiraba Osborne Tetteh, says the police have a duty to protect citizens, hence the need for collaboration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe warn all miners that security personnel are there to provide security for us, so we shouldn\u2019t repeat this act again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Ashanti Regional Security Council has instructed the police to investigate the issue, as the small-scale miners commit to supporting the authorities with information and evidence necessary to aid the investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur association is ready to collaborate with the police to find the perpetrators. We\u2019re not in support of the act, and we\u2019re not those who did it,\u201d Mr Tetteh added.<\/p>\n

In a viral video, some young men suspected to be illegal miners are seen surrounding a police vehicle, attempting to take a police rifle.<\/p>\n

According to a statement from the police, they were trying to retrieve a pump-action rifle the police had seized from illegal miners, demanding documentation.<\/p>\n

The statement revealed that the miner was shot and killed attempting to take the rifle, and the injured person had also tried to take the police rifle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not in support of the criminal act; security personnel are our friends, and we\u2019ve been with them for a long time,\u201d Mr Tetteh said.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s initial investigations suggest the perpetrators are young people from Dominase who often cross the Offin River to mine at Bepotenten.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe assure the public that the perpetrators are from Dominase in the Central Region; they usually cross the Offin River to work in our jurisdiction. We\u2019ll help the Ghana Police Service flush the attackers out of their hiding places,\u201d Mr Tetteh added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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