A tragic incident occurred at a ‘galamsey’ site in Nyameadom, Ahafo Ano South West, Ashanti Region, where one woman lost her life after a security guard fired a gun into a mining pit.
Six other women were also injured in the incident.
The women were reportedly working in the pit when the guard, employed by Chinese miners to secure the area, attempted to fire a warning shot to disperse them.
Unfortunately, the shot hit the group.
Following the shooting, enraged locals set fire to an excavator owned by the illegal miners.
Two of the injured victims were transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for further treatment, while the rest remain hospitalized at the Mankranso Government Hospital.
The women were in the pit hoping to gather leftover materials for gold prospecting, believing that the Chinese miners were abandoning the site.
However, security guards intervened, leading to the tragic turn of events.