Two private security guards working for ADRA Timber Company at the Mpamso Forest concession near Nsuhia in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region have been shot dead by unknown assailants.
The incident is said to have occurred on Saturday dawn.
According to the reports, the attacks took place when a group of about 200 suspected illegal chainsaw operators, armed with guns and machetes, launched an assault on the timber concession site.
The victims, identified as Sam Aliyu, 34, and Ibrahim Musa, 35, both security guards manning the concession, were reportedly shot and killed in the violent incident.
A Toyota pick-up truck with registration number GT 3079-17 was also discovered burnt beyond recognition.
Meanwhile, the police have launched a manhunt for the attackers.
