Everyone Behind The Shooting And Killing Of Keniago Residents Will Pay And I Will Ensure The Truth Prevails” – Dome Manso Keniago Chief.

The Chief of Dome Keniago in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region, Nana Obeng Mensah Ababio II, has vowed to ensure that everyone behind the shooting and killing of residents of the town will pay for their actions.

He made this statement when the whole community, together with their Chief, all dressed in black cloth, addressed a press conference to speak on the incident that has thrown the town into mourning.

“Everyone behind the shooting and killing of Keniago residents will pay and I will ensure the truth prevails,”he declared.

The Chief disclosed at the press conference that as at this morning, the death toll has hit 6, with most of the injured persons still at the emergency ward battling for their lives.

According to him, the incident which occurred during an operation by personnel of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat, NAIMOS, initially claimed two lives, but the number has now increased to 6.

He reiterated that the people of Keniago did not attack the military as claimed by NAIMOS in its press release, describing the claim as a blatant lie.

“My people did not attack the military. I only told them to use a low bed to carry the excavator, but not to drive it on our road,” he stressed.

Nana Obeng Mensah Ababio II further disclosed that anyone who will collect money and give a false report about the incident will face the consequences.

He warned that no amount of money should be used to twist the truth about what happened at Dome Keniago.

Meanwhile, the District Chief Executive Benjamin Marfo and his entourage who visited the community were hooted away by the angry residents.

The residents, who were clad in black and red, reportedly hooted at the DCE, expressing their anger and dissatisfaction over the incident and the handling of the situation.

The Chief is therefore calling for independent body that can investigate the issue and bring out nothing but the truth

He is therefore calling on the government, the Inspector General of Police and the leadership of NAIMOS to immediately launch an independent investigation into the incident and bring the petrators.

Story by Bismark Mensah@A/R.