29th September 2022 6:36:46 PM
1 min readTwo persons have sustained gunshot wounds at Samreboi in the Western Region.
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This happened after a section of the youth reportedly prevented personnel of Akonta Mining Limited from sending more mining equipment into the Tano Nimri Forest reserve.
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The company is said to have been mining in the reserve despite a declaration by government that it has not granted any entry permit into the forest reserve.
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Two of the vehicles transporting the mining equipment have also been burnt while some vehicles belonging to timber firm Samartex had their windscreens smashed.
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The duo who sustained the wounds have been admitted to the Samartex hospital at Samereboi.
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JoyNews investigations recently revealed ongoing destruction to the Tano Nimri Forest Reserve despite the government’s declaration it has not given any entry permit into the forest.
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The forest, spanning about 12 football fields, has already been destroyed by mining linked to Akonta Mining Limited.
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The mine is owned by NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly called Chairman Wontumi.
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Source: Myjoyonline
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