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| late Mr. John Owusu |
The
Communications Director of AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), Mr. John Owusu, is reported
to have passed on after being run over by an official vehicle in what appeared
to be near confrontation with some galamsey operators, at a visit to one of the
Mines concessions which they are illegally occupying, in Obuasi.
Mr.
Owusu, who was part of a team who went to inspect and halt illegal mining
operations on the Company’s land last Saturday, met his untimely death after
being run over when a driver one of the Company vehicles they had traveled to
the site tried to reposition the vehicle when the illegal miners were reported
to have advanced on the team.
He
was said to have become unconscious and was rushed to Mines Hospital but was
pronounced dead moments after being attended to.
The
Communications Director, had been with AGA for about 20 years, and was a
product of the University of Ghana, and worked for both Ghanaian Times and the
Daily Graphic before joining AngloGold somewhere in 1996.
The
late John Owusu has been described by many journalists in Obuasi and Kumasi, in
particular, as someone who was approachable, had good human relations and also
seen as very media-friendly.
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