{"id":25066,"date":"2023-06-11T10:57:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/?p=25066"},"modified":"2023-06-11T10:57:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:57:52","slug":"police-kill-9-suspected-land-guards-in-gun-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/11\/police-kill-9-suspected-land-guards-in-gun-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Police kill 9 Suspected Land Guards In Gun Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Eyewitness Kwabena Mensah as reported by Onuaonline.com, explained that the suspected land guards had arrived at the scene to demand digging fees from a group of masons who were working in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the arrival of the police, who had been deployed to address such unlawful activities, the suspects opened fire, prompting the officers to respond in self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>Mensah stated that eight of the alleged land guards were instantly killed, while another lost his life while being transported in a police vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of this incident, Serwaa Agyapong, a resident who claims to be related to one of the deceased, expressed shock over the unfolding events.<\/p>\n<p>Agyapong asserted that her brother, who tragically lost his life, worked as a steel bender and was not involved in any land-guard activities.<\/p>\n<p>The confrontation between the police and the suspected land guards highlights the escalating issue of land-guard activities in the region and the challenges faced by law enforcement in combating this menace.<\/p>\n<p>The police are expected to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident to determine the exact circumstances and bring clarity to the situation.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25067\" src=\"https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/police.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/police.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/police-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/police-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"8cf57b3855e2517a2fc2dd80dfee0829\" data-index=\"3\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"share-post\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"post-meta\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eyewitness Kwabena Mensah as reported by Onuaonline.com, explained that the suspected land guards had 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