Collins Dauda denies ordering attack on NAIMOS team at Hwidiem

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has denied claims on social media that he instructed youth in Hwidiem to attack members of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS).

Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme, the veteran MP described the allegations as false and dangerous, blaming social media misinformation for spreading lies that create unnecessary tension.

“All the claims that I incited the youth to attack the NAIMOS operations team are completely false. Social media misinformation is destroying this country; it will finish all of us if we’re not careful,” he said.

Mr. Dauda explained that he had only asked the Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, to speak with the commander of the security team after receiving several complaints from his constituents about a military operation in the area.

He clarified that the violent incident did not happen at the location where Mr. Addo went to engage the security officers.

“The attack happened at a different location, not where the MP went to help me speak to the commander. I only asked him to assist because I was away in South Africa. Nobody even called me to hear my side of the story, yet everyone is running with false information,” he added.

The incident, which occurred near Bronikrom in the Ahafo Region on Saturday, November 1, 2025, left some members of the NAIMOS team injured while they were carrying out an operation to arrest illegal miners.

By: Jacob Aggrey