[NEWS] One Police officer lost his eye, others injured in Newmont Gold Mining security demonstration
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he Newmont Gold mining company; one of the mining giants in Ghana based in Sunyani had some of it's workers demonstrating and this has rather lead to an attack on police officers.
Their security men went on strike demanding increase in their salaries, they've demonstrated and still nothing fruitful had come out.
The police went there last two weeks Tuesday to help maintain calm in the area as the agitating security men together with the town folks attacks the remaining security men who are still at post for this mining company anytime they are going or returning from work.
Police administration led by the Sunyani operational commander deployed more police officers to the town on Wednesday and the security guards attacked the police Patrol car, broke the glasses and injured the police officers.
Operational commander yesterday went to the grounds with a re-enforcement team to counter crime and barely an hour after they got there performing their official duty, this same angry security guards attacked one police officer (name withheld), stoned him and unfortunately for this young police officer who passed out partly 9months ago, he got injured on the right eye.
He was quickly rushed to the Sunyani Regional Hospital and due to the degree of the injury caused, the eye had to be removed.
More to follow soon...
Reporter from Pemtsikata.com reveals.
