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.
According to Kwaku Addo, he has been compelled to respond to the misunderstanding of his involvement in the confrontation.
In a statement issued on November 3, 2025, Mr Addo narrated, “On 1st November 2025, while en route to a funeral at Acherensua in the Asutifi South Constituency, I inquired from Hon. Collins Dauda, the MP for the Asutifi South Constituency, whether he was available so we could move together.
Hon. Dauda indicated that he is currently not in the country, so I could represent him upon reaching Hwidiem. I realised there was tension in town, so I inquired and was told there was a Military operation going on at a gold extraction site. 1 quickly called back Hon. Dauda to inform him of the development.
He asked me to go to the site to enable him to speak with the Team to ascertain what was going on because one of the assembly members whom he sent wasn’t spoken to by the Military team”.
His statement added, “Upon reaching the site with my constituency Vice Chairman and driver, I introduced myself to the leader and asked that he speak to the person on the phone. Having arrived at the place, I saw some youths at the site, while others gradually massed up.
The only advice I could give was for us to move to the police station to officially make a statement and subsequently hand over items and suspects to the police to calm tensions.
Upon reaching the police station, it was seen that the major road had been blocked, preventing vehicular movement”.
The MP’s statement added, “Together with the Military, the Regional Police Crime Officer, NIB operatives, and the Kenyasi Police Commander, we all remained in the police charge office while statements were being taken.
I went further to call in the Zongo Chief of Hwidiem to assist us in calming the situation, and he came.
Having finalised the handing over of items to the Regional Crime Officer, the Zongo Chief volunteered to pick up the Military officers in his Toyota Sequoia vehicle because the pick up of the military had been tampered with
The Toyota vehicle of the Zongo Chief had its glass smashed at the back, and by then, I had left to attend other funerals in Ntotroso. Gyedu and Wamahinso”.
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.
Meanwhile, 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.
See the statement below:
