The bodies of Nine miners who lost their livers following the clash between the miners and military officers at Anglogold Obuasi Gold Mine have been released to their families.
Family members gathered at the Obuasi Government Hospital to take the dead bodies of their dead relatives.
According to the Obuasi Government Hospital, a total of nine deaths have been reported with eight injuries.
The Ghana Armed Forces have revealed that the illegal miners fired first at soldiers who tried to stop them from accessing Anglo Gold Ashanti mines.
According to the GAF statement, their troops returned fire in self-defence leading to the death of seven illegal miners and one seriously injured.
Their statement added that the illegal miners were wielding locally manufactured rifles, pump action guns, gas cylinders, knives, heavy-duty industrial bolt cutters, axes and machetes.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has ordered an investigation into the Obuasi mine deaths.
In a statement, John Mahama ordered an immediate investigation to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident.
