Management of Sri Ghana Oil Extraction Company Limited has expressed worry over the attacks and killing of its workers allegedly by members of the Adeiso community in the Eastern Region.
According to the Operations Manager for Sri Ghana Oil Extraction Company Limited, Mr Ramprakash Dannapaneni, 3 people working for the company have been attacked and killed while two of their heavy duty equipment were burnt by unknown people at Adeiso.
This reportedly occurred within a space of one year.
The three people killed include a member of the Okyeman Environmental Protection Task force.
Sri Ghana Oil Extraction Company Limited is a palm oil processing company that has been operating in Ghana for the past 11 years.
The company's processing plant is located at Ofoase in the Ofoase - Ayirebi district, however, the company has acquired about 2000 acres of land at Adeiso for palm plantation and expansion of its operations.
Mr Ramprakash indicated that, compensations have been paid to every single land user within the operational zones but some members of the community have resolved to make it difficult for them to operate.
The company, according to Mr Ramprakash intends to acquire about 5000 acres of land within the catchment area and build a processing plant that could create over 100 direct jobs and boost the local economy.
Speaking to the media over the weekend in Adeiso, Mr Ramprakash indicated that all the attacks have been reported to the police but no arrest has been made.
The Apapam Akwansrahene, Nana Baah Kwabena told news men that, the land was released to the company by the Okyenhene who is the allodial title holder of all the lands in Okyeman. He said farmers and land users within the concession have been duly compensated.
Nana Baah Kwabena mentioned that, one member of the Environmental Protection Task force was killed early this year while three others were seriously injured when they went in to provide security for the company on their request.
He said the team was ambushed by unknown gun men while returning from the farms and one member of the Task force was killed in the process.
He advised the community to support the operations of the company so it can create more jobs for the teeming unemployed youth in the area.
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