{"id":359641,"date":"2017-10-06T21:18:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T21:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=359641"},"modified":"2017-10-06T21:18:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T21:18:21","slug":"riots-in-wassa-akropong-over-killing-of-ghanaian-by-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/riots-in-wassa-akropong-over-killing-of-ghanaian-by-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Riots in Wassa Akropong over &#8216;killing&#8217; of Ghanaian by Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The alleged accidental killing of a Ghanaian by a Chinese national at Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amenfi East District, of the Western Region, has sparked riots in the town.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese national is said to have accidentally shot and killed the Ghanaian, whose identity is unknown for now.<\/p>\n<p>Assets\u00a0belonging to the Chinese\u00a0are\u00a0said to have been set ablaze by irate youth, who are protesting the death of the victim. About twelve cars are believed to have been burnt so far.<\/p>\n<p>According to eyewitnesses, over eight vehicles belonging to the Chinese have already been set ablaze, whilst other properties are under attack.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses also say a joint task-force of military and police officers have arrived at the scene trying to take control the situation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359655\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-359655\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Deceased.jpg\" alt=\"The deceased\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The deceased<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking to<strong> Citi News<\/strong>, a local reporter with Rivers FM at Wassa Akropong, narrated that at about 4:30 pm, today [Friday], residents got wind of a brawl between two Chinese at a casino in the town near a filling station.<\/p>\n<p>In the course of the confusion, one of the Chinese allegedly fired a shot from the casino, killing instantly the Ghanaian who was fueling his car at a nearby fuel station.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I saw the army and policemen, they are around here. But they could not stop what the youth in the town are doing now. They [the youth] are burning the houses around and their cars\u2026 the fire service came here but they didn\u2019t get the chance to even quench the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The eyewitness also said the rioting youth were not allowing the overwhelmed security personnel\u00a0to call for backup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I heard one military officer, but they are not allowing anybody to record or to take photos or to make calls. So the guys even warned a military man not to make any calls so they are just standing here. I can see only three military men and four policemen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Most of the Chinese nationals in the area allegedly engage in illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The alleged accidental killing of a Ghanaian by a Chinese national at Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amenfi East District, of the Western Region, has sparked riots in the town. The Chinese national is said to have accidentally shot and killed the Ghanaian, whose identity is unknown for now. 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