One person has been killed following an armed attack on a National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) team in the Bono Region.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, along the Subinkurom-Kyeremasu stretch in Dormaa Central Municipality, when a NAIMOS team conducting an anti-galamsey operation was ambushed by armed assailants.
In a statement signed by Paa Kwesi Schandorf, Media Relations Officer for NAIMOS, the agency confirmed that one officer was shot in the thigh and is receiving treatment at St. Matthew Catholic Hospital at Ampenkuro, while one of the attackers, identified as Abuu Ibrahim, was killed during the exchange of gunfire.
NAIMOS reiterated its commitment to combating illegal mining and urged communities and stakeholders to continue supporting its operations despite persistent threats.
Find below the statement
