Tensions escalated when the security post was set ablaze following a clash
Reports suggest a looming threat of illegal mining in the Neung South Forest Reserve in Tarkwa District, Western Region.
Eyewitnesses have spotted three excavators and a washing plant about 700 meters from the reserve, with barriers set up to block Forestry Commission (FC) staff.
The illegal miners accuse FC staff of inaction after a colleague was allegedly killed by guards of Kapsord Mining Limited, which now manages the area.
Previously dominated by illegal miners, the site is now protected by a security post established by Kapsord guards.
Tensions escalated when the security post was set ablaze following a clash.
Heavily armed men in camouflaged uniforms were also seen speeding toward the reserve, raising further concerns.
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