One person has been shot dead, while three persons are injured after a group of land guards attacked construction workers at Tebu in the GA south Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.
The deceased, Gabriel aka Alekye was one of some four persons who were shot by suspected land guards this afternoon, Friday, June 14.
The land guards had demanded from the victims a digging fee resulting in heated confrontations upon which a second batch of land guards arrived at the scene and began shooting sporadically resulting to the injuries.
The victims were rushed to a private hospital in Danchira but the deceased whose condition became critical was transferred to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra where he was later pronounced dead.
In an interview with Onua news, Joseph Aidoo who escaped from the gun shot explained how the incident happened.
“They took all our working tools and were sending them away. All of a sudden, a motorbike was approaching us and all we could see was he was giving warning shots. Immediately, he started shooting at us and we started running away,” he narrated.
Meanwhile, Assembly Member for Danchira Electoral Area Ebenezer Ahotor said activities of the land guards are getting out of hand as they have been terrorizing innocent people including military officers who have bought land in Danchira.
According to him, reports have been made to police in the electoral area but no action has been taken.
“Last year December, a group of land guards attacked some members in the community. It’s the same way they threatened a military man who bought a land in this community that they will kill him.
“I have reported all these occurences to the police who said they were going to investigate the issue,” he told Onua news.
By: Nana Yaw Asare/ Onua news
