Ken Ashigbey backs independent probe into NAIMOS-Manso Keniago clash

The Convenor of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, has called for an independent investigation into the clash between NAIMOS personnel and residents of Manso Keniago in the Ashanti Region. Ashigbey emphasizes the need to establish the sequence of events, identify the excavator's owner, and determine why some residents resisted its movement.

He also urges investigators to examine physical evidence at the scene and question whether the NAIMOS team was attempting to move the excavator onto a low-bed trailer when residents intervened. Despite calling for a thorough investigation, Ashigbey does not support the loss of life in the confrontation, warning that the tendency for residents to threaten officials and security personnel involved in anti-illegal mining operations poses a serious risk to the country's efforts to combat illegal mining.

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