Six of the victims of the January 18 clash between some suspected illegal miners and the military at Obuasi have buried after violence at an AngloGold mining site

The tragic incident in Obuasi, which has been widely termed a massacre, has ignited intense public discourse .

Dozens of grieving families gathered at the Obuasi Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region to solemnly bid farewell to their loved ones killed during a violent clash with the military.

Victims of the violent clash between some suspected illegal miners and the military at Obuasi have been laid to rest

Obuasi mourns, and so should the rest of Ghana . Seven vibrant lives, cut down in their prime, have become the latest reminder of the fragility of human worth in a nation that once proudly championed its commitment to human rights .

A lecturer at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Prof. Yarhands Dissou Arthur, believes the killing of seven illegal miners by soldiers at the Anglogold Ashanti mine in Obuasi was due

Dr Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister designate, has appealed to residents of Obuasi to remain calm, as government engages stakeholders to investigate the shooting to death of some illegal miners in the town by soldiers.

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has assured Ghanaians that President John Dramani Mahama's directive for an impartial investigation into the recent Obuasi incident will be carried out swiftly and transparently.

Media personality Afia Pokua, also known as Vim Lady, has criticized Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, for his previous comments in which he allegedly incited the youth of Obuasi against AngloGold Ashanti (AGA).

A confrontation at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana led to nine reported deaths and fourteen injuries, according to a miners' association. The Ghanaian military stated that the event resulted from a shootout with armed trespassers.

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Justice for Mining Affected Communities (JMAC), a coalition of Civil Society Organizations, has condemned the killings of nine