Sefwi miner allegedly shot dead by anti-galamsey task force

Another miner has allegedly been shot dead by members of government’s anti-galamsey task force known as Operation Vanguard (OV) at Sefwi-Ankra in the Juaboso District of the Western Region.

The deceased, Charles Samuels and three others were at a mining site in the forest when three soldiers from the task force allegedly ambushed and opened fire on them.

According to one of the miners who escaped, the soldiers, upon seeing them on the site fired without warning, killing Mr Samuels in the process.

According to him, one soldier only said they were stubborn before they opened fire.

The alleged escapee also said the soldiers set mining equipment at the site ablaze and cannot tell what has become of the body of the deceased as he was killed while escaping.

Meanwhile, Operation Vanguard is yet to make any comments on the matter.

The latest incident comes a week after the task force shot and killed another alleged illegal small-scale miner at Anyimadukrom in the Obuasi municipality.