– One of the land guards was shot in the neck
– Both injured and the rest of the team took off upon a police tipoff
An attempt by a group of land guards to scare construction workers at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region has backfired.
These gun-wielding men besieged the construction site demanding workers there to stop work. In fact, police reports from Gomoa Fetteh show that the land guards opened fire at the workers only for them to be met with similar action by the construction workers.
The exchange of gunshots left one of the land guards shot at the neck. The Senya Bereku District Police Commander, ASP Kingsley Asirifi Asante, who briefed Adom News about the clash said the land guards were alleged to have opened fire on the builders.
So far, two suspects have been picked up by the police as investigations begin into the development.
The district commander of police, ASP Seidu Braimah, who led the operation on Thursday, said the two suspects since been handed over to the Ejisu Divisional Command to assist with investigations.
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Source: UGC
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An attempt by a group of land guards to scare construction workers at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region has backfired.
These gun-wielding men besieged the construction site demanding workers there to stop work. In fact, police reports from Gomoa Fetteh show that the land guards opened fire at the workers only for them to be met with similar action by the construction workers.
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One person is in critical condition after a gun battle ensued between construction workers and a group of armed men believed to be land guards.
The clash reportedly happened in an area between Awutu Bonsuoko and Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region.
According to police, the construction workers were casting concrete when the intruders, numbering four, and on motorbikes, stormed the site to demand that they stop work.
The Senya Bereku District Police Commander, ASP Kingsley Asirifi Asante, who briefed Adom News about the clash said the land guards were alleged to have opened fire on the builders.
He said unbeknown to the land guards, the construction workers had superior arms hence responded in equal measure, leading to one land guard being gunned down.