Accra, Jan. 21, GNA – The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has confirmed that one of its task force members sustained a gunshot wound during a routine anti-galamsey operation on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
The incident occurred along the Subinkurom–Kyeremasu stretch in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region.
A statement issued in Accra by Paa Kwesi Schandorf, Media Relations Officer at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, said armed assailants, who had concealed themselves in nearby bushes, opened fire upon sighting the NAIMOS team.
This triggered an exchange of gunfire, during which a NAIMOS officer was shot in the thigh.
The injured officer was immediately rushed to the St. Matthew Catholic Hospital at Ampenkuro, where medical officials report that he is responding positively to treatment.
In the course of the confrontation, one of the attackers, identified as Abuu Ibrahim, was fatally wounded and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the same hospital.
NAIMOS reiterated its commitment to the fight against illegal mining despite persistent attacks and disruptions.
The Secretariat urged stakeholders and the public to continue supporting its operations to safeguard the country’s natural resources.
GNA
Edited by Lydia Kukua Asamoah