A group of gunmen numbering about 10 are reported to have attacked workers of the Gomoa Fetteh Salt Industry Limited, a wholy registered salt and real estate company in the Central Region.
Twelve of the victims are currently battling for their lives at the Kasoa Government Hospital with many of the workers terrified following the incident.
In recounting the incident, Nii Dzanie, a victim of the attack said “yesterday we reported to work and suddenly we heard Kwesi Alhaji and the gunmen shouting at us to stop work. In the spur of the moment I stepped forward to calm them down. Suddenly one man came from behind me and slashed my head with the cutlass and I started bleeding. You can see my shirt is soaked with blood. It’s really a terrible incident and the police must arrest all those boys.”
In a letter dated October 13, 2022 and signed by the Director of the company, Amos Appiah, he condemned the unprovoked attack and further debunked the assertion that the workers are landguards.
He however acused the ‘Mankrado’ of Gomoa, Nana Kwesi Kwansah, alias Kwesi Alhaji for contesting over same land hence leading to the attack.
The statement indicated the injured, many of whom are security guards and administrative staff are there to protect the property and the over 3,000 acres of lands at the site.
A letter sighted by Onua FM shows that in view of the activities of land guards in the community and encroachment of its lands, management of the company in July 2022, wrote to the Central East Police Regional Command, to assist the police officers to patrol the vast area.
They further notified the police that they were going to hire private security officers to compliment the police effort at protecting the land.
Mr Amos Appiah also called on the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah and the Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare to swoop the area and arrest all individuals involved in landguard activities.
Earlier, another press conference held by the Gomoa Fetteh Royal Family on Wednesday, acused Nana Kwesi Kwansah of eroding the progress made so far in the area following the protracted chieftaincy dispute.
Spokesperson for the royal family, Nana Essel said the family will insist that the ‘Mankrado’ step down since he is not the truthful ocupant to the stool.
For the past 30 years, Gomoa Fetteh has not known peace due to the raging chieftaincy conflict.
Source: Onuaonline.com|Ghana
