JUST IN: Two police officers missing in Ashanti region
Reports coming in from Amansie district in the Ashanti region has it that two police officers have gone missing.
The two, whose names were given as Stephen Kyeremeh and Akwasi Boateng were part of a team who embarked on a an illegal mining operation.
According to Joseph Chuku, an Ashanti regional correspondent for Angel FM, the two were on a boat on the Odaw river to track activities of illegal miners.
After the return of their colleagues, the two have still not been seen which has raised concerns in the area.
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The state of the officers, whether dead or alive is still not known and have hence been declared missing.
It is rumoured that the boat on which the two officers rode capsised and drowned them into the river.
Meanwhile, Obuasi Municipal Police Command, lead by DSP Martin Asenso is leading a team in search of the officers.
