NAIMOS Officer Dies, Four Injured in Obuasi Accident After Anti-Galamsey Operation

A military officer with the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has been confirmed dead after the team’s vehicle was involved in a fatal accident on Wednesday night.

Four other military officers sustained critical injuries and were rushed to the Anglogold Obuasi Hospital after initially receiving emergency care at the Obuasi Government Hospital.

The accident occurred as the NAIMOS team was returning from an operation at a concession in Anyankyerim, an area currently under the control of illegal miners. Eyewitnesses reported that the vehicle somersaulted between the Anyankyerim community and the Airport Road.

The concession, owned by Mining and Construction Services Limited, has recently become a flashpoint due to claims by some illegal miners that it was allocated to them by the NDC government. Citi News checks suggest that the miners are receiving backing from influential political figures.

One such figure, the NDC Vice Chairman for the Obuasi West Constituency, Alhaji Zamba, has publicly claimed ownership of the concession in a video circulating on social media.

Investigations into the incident and the ongoing dispute over the concession are expected to continue.