Accra, June 13, GNA- The Forestry Commission has condemed attack on its staff at the timber checkpoint accommodation at babatokuma near thr Kintampo in the Bono East Region.
The Commission said the attack was not only an assault on the Commission but also an affront to state authority and an attempt to undermine efforts to safeguard the forest resources of the nation.
This was in a statement from the Public Relations Unit of the Commission copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra.
It said the Commission was collaborating with the Police and other relevant security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators who have been captured on video were duly identified, arrested, and made to face the full rigours of the law.
The situation brings to the fore a worrying trend of stark impunity among sections of the public, considering that in the past similar incidences of brutal attacks on personnel and offices of the Commission have occurred.
The statement said the increasing disregard for forest laws and regulations had dire consequences for the nation if left unchecked.
“Ghana risks losing its forest resources, with its attendant negative ecological and socio-economic consequences,” it said.
The Commission confirms that on Tuesday, 9 June 2026 at approximately 1530 hours, the newly constructed accommodation for timber checkpoint personnel at Babatokuma in the Kintampo Forest District was vandalized and burnt by an irate mob.
Personnel of the Commission had been stationed at the facility to strengthen the monitoring of the overland movement of timber products thereby helping curb the illegal transportation of timber and timber products into neighbouring countries.
The affected personnel were taken to the Kintampo Government Hospital for medical care, and the incident has been reported to the Kintampo Divisional Police Command.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Odeng Adade