"Family of deceased illegal miner demands a state burial and GHc 500,000", 8 Aug 2017

Family members of the 31-year old miner have indicated that they would want their dearly departed to be given a state burial and also receive a GHc 500, 000 in compensation among other benefits. The representative of the family also hinted that they expected the full cost of the funeral to be borne by the government...On Sunday August 6, some security personnel of the task force, “Operation Vanguard clashed with some small-scale miners in Wawasi, a suburb of Obuasi predominantly noted for illegal mining and the altercation led to the shooting of Kwabena Agyemang leading to his death...