Tension is mounting at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region following the alleged killing of two people by the police last Thursday.
Information as to what led to the killing of the two, identified as miners, is scanty.
Some residents of Afoako, where the tragedy occurred, said the two were apprehended by police on Wednesday night but were discovered dead the next day.
According to them, a cartridge was found on one of the deceased, whose name has been given as Clinton Amoateng.
The situation is brewing tension as some irate youth have threatened to avenge the death of Clinton, whom they claim to have been unjustifiably killed.
“The police saw a cartridge and mercury on Clinton,” a resident narrated.
“They suspected he might be hiding a gun somewhere, so they questioned him and asked that he leads them to where he was hiding the gun.
“We heard a gunshot in the middle of the night. We suspect the police might have pulled the trigger on the suspects”
Another resident, who spoke on Akoma FM, identified one of the deceased as an ex-convict.
