Six armed
military personnel on Sunday morning invaded Dollar Power town, a mining
community in the Bole district of the Northern Region, Ultimate news has gathered.
The
soldiers reportedly subjected ‘adamant and uncooperative’ residents
to series of brutalities over what is yet to be uncovered.
According
to a resident identified only as Mr. Razak, the military personnel
raided several homes and are currently holding a well known Galamsey
operator identified as Mohammed in captivity .
‘We were
just at Dollar Power town and some soldiers came with armoured cars and
surrounded the whole community. They did not allow people to leave
and won’t release people to come inside. Currently, the chairman of the
community, Mohammed, also known as Dollar power has been held and
interrogation is ongoing; the search is ongoing, they are entering into
houses and those who are not cooperating are being beaten’, Razak
narrated.
Razak
added that, the armed military men came to the community with at least
six armoured vehicles, conducted a roll call and burgled houses of
targeted individuals who have since fled the community.
It is not
yet clear why the soldiers launched the incursion but it is widely
believed to be linked to the death of a military officer who was
attacked in the area.
It would
be recalled that on February 5, 2016, a group of gunmen fired at the
convoy of the Bole District Security Council who were on their way to
the Galamsey community on fact finding mission.
A military officer died in the attack while two including a fire commander sustained second degree injuries.
Residents believe the soldiers were hunting for the attackers.
They added that weapons were retrieved from the search conducted by the soldiers.
Dollar
power is a border town in Ivory Coast. The area noted for the activities
of illegal mining has recently grabbed media headlines for wrong
reasons
The area is said to be harbouring some Ivorian rebels who have been reportedly terrorizing residents of the area.
Residents of the area were said to be arming themselves against armed robbery attacks which is said to be on the increase.
By: Ultimate1069.com/Ghana/106.9FM/Eliaso Tanko
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