Parts of Gomoa Okyereko have reportedly been invaded by more than 150 land guards, who are using live ammunition and firearms to intimidate farmers and forcefully grade their lands for sale. Gomoa Okyereko, situated in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, is a farming community with a population exceeding 2,000.

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Residents have accused certain opinion leaders and politicians from Effutu of orchestrating this invasion and attempting to unlawfully acquire their lands without any legal proceedings.Speaking to Adom News, some of the residents say several complaints have been made to the Dominase District Police Command, Central East Regional Police Command, and DCE Solomon Darko Quarm but nothing has been done since they started the grading.

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The residents have expressed their displeasure and called on the IGP and the authorities to act adding that they would mobilised themselves and fight if their attempt to control the act proves futile.<img src="

alt="Land guards open fire on farmers, grade lands at Gomoa Okyereko" class="wp-image-10032318268" title="Land guards open fire on farmers, grade lands at Gomoa

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Okyereko"/>Concerned youth express worryMeanwhile, the chief of Gomoa Okyereko, Nana Kofi Donkor revealed that these land guards have graded over 200 acres of land and all crops on it.Nana Donkor says it is painful that, this government has laws in place yet some politicians from Winneba are using land guards to terrorize them.

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