(VIDEO) Illegal Chainsaw Operators Allegedly Shoot Reforestation Worker in Abesewa Forest
A Next Door Farms worker is hospitalized at Tepa Government Hospital after illegal loggers open fire during a confrontation in the Abesewa Forest.
- Illegal chainsaw operators shoot a reforestation worker attempting to protect newly planted trees in Abesewa Forest.
- The injured worker is receiving care at Tepa Government Hospital; police detain two suspects at the Tepa Divisional Police Station.
- Next Door Farms was operating under an official government mandate to reforest the degraded area.
A worker from a private reforestation firm has been left seriously injured following an alleged shooting by illegal chainsaw operators in the Abesewa Forest, located within the Ahafo Ano South East District of the Ashanti Region.
The victim was part of a team from Next Door Farms—a company contracted by the Forestry Commission to plant trees in the reserve—who entered the forest to stop illegal loggers from destroying newly planted trees.
According to an eyewitness account, the illegal operators opened fire on the team as soon as they approached the site.
The wounded worker was rushed to the Tepa Government Hospital, where he is currently receiving medical treatment for severe gunshot injuries.
Following the confrontation, security personnel reportedly arrested two suspects linked to the illegal logging group. Both individuals are currently held in custody at the Tepa Divisional Police Station as preliminary investigations continue.
Company executives Mr. Moses Oppong and Nana Gyamfi confirmed the incident and called for swift justice as law enforcement authorities work to apprehend remaining members of the illegal syndicate.
From Mumuni Inusah
