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One dead, multiple injured as local miners clash with military in Talensi District

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  • Pioneer 1 month ago

    Akufo Addo's Ghana. The military always responds by killing Ghanaians. Ejura, Bawku, and now Talensi. The same thing is done to intimidate voters during elections. WHY? WHY? WYY?

  • Who Killed Mills 1 month ago

    I am sure as usual Ghanaweb have not given the full story. Miners is not the proper name for these guys. They are doing galamsey. We all know the damage that galamsey is doing to our water bodies and loss of revenue to the st ...
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  • Satan is a ghanaian 1 month ago

    Good job. Destroy Ghana!!

  • Gold Vandam 1 month ago

    If you had lost a relative, you'd guide your thinking before typing.

  • Ghanaian 1 month ago

    It is time these stubborn galamseyers are fully convinced that if you fool around with armed security agents, you will be shot DEAD! PERIOD!

  • Mary- Ho public toilet 1 month ago

    Go back to your country Togolese utopia..

  • Fuego 1 month ago

    Sometimes I wonder how our security forces reason,you don’t always have to kill civilians over trivial issues.

  • Pioneer 1 month ago

    When the security forces are populated by under trained Invincible and delta forces members, what else could one expect? They are eager to prove they can pull the trigger as well as kill.

  • AKIM AKOKOASO 1 month ago

    WHAT CONCESSIONS?
    THE LANDS DO NOT BELONG TO THE GOVERNMENT. THEY BELONG TO THE PEOPLE GIVEN TO THEM BY THEIR GREAT, GREAT GRANDPARENTS. IF THE OWNERS SAY NO THEN, THE CHINESE HAVE TO LEAVE IMMIDIATELY.

  • Alkebulan 1 month ago

    A Train Military with guns fighting a common citizens and end up of guns fire against the unprotected citizens because of a small argument which should be solve easy by using talking skills. Ghana military would definitely l ...
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  • Fuego 1 month ago

    Millions of kilograms of gold has been mined from Obuasi but that town is still under developed and very dirty.This is a clear indication that our gold doesn’t benefit the local people.How can a Chinese company come and opp ...
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  • Idiots. 1 month ago

    Ghanaians are lawless this days. Why should the locals resist, when they know what they are doing is wrong. I just don’t get it.

  • Kwes 1 month ago

    So per your logic if they resist you mow them down really do you think we live in a jungle

  • Joe wise 1 month ago

    You don’t resist authorities who has power on their side, dummy. You guys living in Ghana have got it so good and over pampered. Go to America or even Britain and try to resist a police officer and see what will happen to y ...
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  • Gold Vandam 1 month ago

    Wisdom is the principal thing, in all thy getting, get understanding..

  • Schrodinger's Equation and Solid State Physics... 1 month ago

    How can Chinese come to Ghana to Talensi and mine copious amounts of gold with the support of politicians when the indigens are in persistent unemployment with food even a major headache?? What concession? The politicians are ...
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  • Nkrumah built factories Akuffo Addo is building cathedrals 1 month ago

    The land belongs to the indigenes not the government nor the Chinese company. The government is conniving with the company to exploit the Talensi people. The indigenes will not get anything from the gold on their land

  • Antonio Finland 1 month ago

    These Nkwasiafo people are wasting Ghana resources, every time fighting. Allow them to kill each other we are tired, ever since they joined Ghana, we have never seen peace.

  • Lungubia 1 month ago

    Lol Antonio finland or whatever your name is ,you tribalism bigot ghana does not belong to you, you bono juckey

  • Military must stops killing civilians 1 month ago

    If our military wants to kill they should go and help Ukraine to kills russians

  • Tosh 1 month ago

    Why the Military? The police has several tactical units, with the requisite training and logistics to handle such incidents.

  • Musah 1 month ago

    The question we should be asking is why was the military called in instead of the police ? Can I guess our police is no more in the position to dealing or handling matters of this nature anymore ? If that is going to be the r ...
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  • Carlos 1 month ago

    The same murder was committed at Asanco mines last week, irresponsible security in the country.

  • Mike 1 month ago

    Minister sort out Prestea another time bomb waiting

  • Chimpanzee President. No 1 month ago

    Satan is a Ghanaian and that is akufo àddo.

  • Ken 1 month ago

    Revoke FGR licence before you see similar scenes in Prestea Bogoso.Miniater be proactive we are tired of your rhetoric and scheming with non compliant investors

  • Boye/California 1 month ago

    Really support the Soldiers anyone who challenge you shoot him dead you are the Soldier