Paa Kwesi Schandorf, the Spokesperson and Media Relations Officer of the Lands Ministry, has shared details of what the Director of Operations of NAIMOS, Colonel Dominic Buah, told him after the mob attack.
According to Paa Kwesi Schandorf, the NAIMOS director, told him the attack was bloody, and he only survived due to God’s mercy, which saved him from the mob attack.
Speaking in an interview on TV3, he stated, “When the incident happened yesterday, having spoken to the director of operations of NAIMOS, he indicated to me that he survived clearly by the mercy of God because if you look at the intensity of the anger and how they were very much charged, he and the rest of the team would have lost their lives.
“… you should have heard him or the rest of the team narrate the incident. It was bloody, and it could have been a different story altogether”.
Also, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to take over the probe involving the attempted mob attack on the Director of Operations of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and his team.
According to the Police statement, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, the Member of Parliament for the Asutifi North Constituency, has been invited to assist with the probe.
In a statement issued by the police read, “The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Hon. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, who is alleged to have incited the mob and obstructed the NAIMOS team, has been invited to assist the ongoing investigation into the incident.
Preliminary investigation has established that on Saturday, 1st November 2025, the NAIMOS Director and his team intercepted illegal miners operating near Bronikrom in the Ahafo Region and arrested some suspects. Exhibits retrieved from them include a side-hang bag containing one (1) Smith & Wesson pistol, two (2) pistol magazines, twenty-one (21) rounds of 9mm ammunition, an unregistered Range Rover vehicle, an unregistered Toyota RAV4 vehicle and several mobile phones.
While the team were preparing to hand over the suspects to the Hwidiem Police Station, the MP reportedly arrived with a group of men and demanded their release. When his demand was refused, the group forcibly removed the suspects’ handcuffs and chased the NAIMOS team from the scene.
A mob numbering about 600, allegedly incited by the MP, later besieged the Hwidien Police Station, demanding the release of the miners and seized vehicles. The crowd vandalised the Director’s vehicle, damaged parts of the police station, and threatened to set it ablaze. Reinforcement teams from the Ahafo Regional Command were deployed to restore order and prevent further destruction”.
The statement added, “Calm was eventually restored through the joint efforts of the police, the military, and the Zongo Chief of Hwidiem, who helped mediate the situation and facilitate the safe evacuation of the NAIMOS team. The Chief’s vehicle was damaged during the process, but no injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, the Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, has broken his silence regarding the confrontation between some residents of his constituency and members of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) task force.
Kwaku Addo revealed he has been compelled to respond to the misunderstanding of his involvement in the confrontation.
According to him, under no circumstances will he incite the youth against security officers and any government-planned agenda.
“I wish to state that under no circumstances will I incite the youth against security officers and any government-planned agenda.
As a responsible lawmaker, I offered my support to ensure there is calmness in the area and will always work together with every security agency to maintain law and order”, he added.
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