Land guards besiege Pantang hospital with machetes

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August 25, 2017 3:53 PM

The land guards claimed the security officers at the hospital were farming on a plot of land that belonged to them.

There was a near bloodbath this morning when four machete wielding land guards stormed the premises of one of Accra’s Psychiatric healthcare facilities, the Pantang Hospital to attack security officers on duty.

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“I received a distress call from some of the nurses this morning that some machete-wielding land guards have invaded the premises of the hospital and they attempted to attack the security officers there because these officers are farming on a plot of land they claim belonged to them. But they left few minutes after the confrontation with the security guards,” he narrated.

Though Elvis Akuamoah said “there were no injuries recorded” he expressed concern that “this incident has put fear into the workers at the hospital and we are appealing to the state to provide us with proper security to prevent these miscreants from further attacking us. Otherwise, going to work will be difficult for us.”

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