An elite group of illegal miners, (Galamsey operators) have invaded a large concession belonging to the Ghana Consolidated Mining company, popularly known as Akwatia Diamonds and clearing the vegetation for mining activities.
Videos and pictures available shows how large tracts of land within the concession of the company have been cleared by the illegal miners led by a high-profile senior citizen whose name has been withheld for now.
The illegal miners didn’t even spare the high tensions power lines on the concession that are transmitting power all the way to the northern parts of the country. They have excavated underneath the power lines and rendered them useless. The metals holding the high tensions electricity lines have thus, becomes week and could fall easily during rainfall or a light storm and cause major blackout in some parts of the country if nothing is done to halt the activities of the illegal miners.
A patriotic citizen at Akwatia, Mr. Robert Bosompim in an interview appealed to the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to instruct his minister for Lands, Mines and Natural Resources to assign a team of task Force to the area in a bid to halt their activities.
“As I speak to you, the Police Commander in this town and his team of Police officers are aware of the situation but are afraid to confront the illegal miners because we are told some powerful forces are behind the illegal miners and encouraging them to destroy the land for gold. We need the president to intervene urgently to save lives and properties,” he said.
