The Obuasi 'Massacre': What we know so farAccording to the families, promises of support made by authorities after the incident are yet to materialise. They died in a painful way, and although authorities promised to assist us, we have not received any support. We are suffering, and I appeal to President Mahama and Otumfuo to come to our aid,” one family member said. We are appealing to the government to assist us.”According to a statement issued by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), the confrontation at AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine resulted in the death of seven illegal miners. The statement said the illegal miners were armed with locally manufactured rifles, pump-action guns, gas cylinders, knives, heavy-duty industrial bolt cutters, axes and machetes.

Source: GhanaWeb January 18, 2026 11:40 UTC