A 27-year-old illegal miner has been arrested for attempting to kill his friend for GH₵80,000, in Ayanfuri in Ghana’s Central Region.
“The suspect asked the victim to accompany him to visit his sister only to be sent to a secret place where he was nearly killed,” according to the victim.
“The victim was gripped with fear after the arrest and narrated that the suspect lured him to Ayanfuri to engage in galamsey,” Adom News said.
The Chief of Ayanfuri Kyeremekrom, Nana Akwasi Oppong, said he suspects this is one of many murders galamseyers commit and dump the bodies in pits to create the impression the victims drowned.
The suspect is currently in custody at the Dunkwa Divisional Police Command for investigations.