9 Land Guards Arrested After Exchange Of Gunfire with Okyeman Taskforce

The Okyeman Lands Protection Taskforce has handed over nine land guards they arrested at Teacher Mante to the Kyebi Divisional Police Command. 

This was after the task force clashed with the land guards amidst gunfire by both sides on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Teacher Mante in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region.

The land guards armed with guns invaded a parcel of land sold by Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin to Rockstars Company, producers of Aluminium bowls.

The suspected landguards were allegedly hired by one Kofi Acquah who claims the land belongs to his family, not the Okyenhene, and therefore resisting the sale of the land to the investor – Rockstar company.

Narrating the incident, the Akwansrahene of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area who is the leader of the taskforce, Barima Asiedu Bekoe said “The land was purchased by Rockstars Company from Okyenhene which has been documented for some years now but recently one Kofi Acquah is claiming ownership of the land therefore he is the one behind the sponsoring of land guards on the land.”

“We had information this morning so I organized my task force and we went there but we realized that they are armed because they started firing guns and shouting that what will happen will happen today. We also prepared so we faced them and in the process, we arrested 9 of them and others ran away” Barima Asiedu Bekoe said.

He however noted that the Okyeman Lands Taskforce had since handed over the 9 land guards to the Kyebi Divisional Police Command for further investigations.