The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has justified his presence at the scene of the recent confrontation between residents and the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) team at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region, saying his intervention helped prevent the situation from escalating.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Mr. Addo explained that he was on his way to attend a funeral when he decided to stop by the operation site after hearing reports of growing tension in the area.
“I don’t regret going there because if I hadn’t, what would have happened might have been worse. I’m happy that my intervention helped prevent casualties,” he said.
“As a leader, some of these things are bound to happen, but I’m glad it didn’t escalate,” he added.
His remarks follow a directive by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, instructing the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to take over investigations into the violent attack on the NAIMOS operations team.
Preliminary findings have linked the Asutifi North MP to the incident, with allegations that he incited a mob and obstructed the NAIMOS team during an operation to arrest illegal miners near Bronikrom on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
According to the police, the task force had arrested several suspects and seized weapons, ammunition, and unregistered vehicles when a group allegedly led by the MP intervened and demanded their release, leading to the confrontation.
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