A contractor security officer at Newmont Africa’s Ahafo mine reported missing from the evening of Wednesday, July 27, 2022 has been found.
A statement issued by the company disclosed that “a hunter found him at midday
on Sunday, 31st July in a neighbouring forest reserve where he had traveled to himself.”
Prior to this, the statement added that “a joint search party made of the Police, Newmont’s Emergency Team, Protea Coin Ghana (our contracted security provider) and community volunteers had conducted extensive search for the missing security officer over the past four days.
According to the Communications & External Relations Manager, Samuel Osei, the missing security personnel informed his colleague about using the washroom on Wednesday, July 27, at about 6.30pm.
However, he never returned to his duty post after about 45 minutes which made his colleague to report his absence to the supervisors on duty.
“The company notified the Minerals Commission who undertook an on-site fact finding investigation. In collaboration with his community leaders, police, local government officials, family and community leaders, a joint search team was initiated to find the missing officer.”
The statement assured that “the safety and security of our workforce will continue to remain our priority. We will review this incident thoroughly and ensure that the lessons learnt inform further enhancement of our security protocols and procedures.”
Acting General Manager of Ahafo South Mine, Samuel Eshun, used the opportunity to thank the joint search team who worked tirelessly over the last 72 hours to find the missing security officer.
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