Lands and Natural Resources Minister Samuel Jinapor has revealed that President Akufo Addo has ordered the deployment of the police and the military to crack down on illegal small-scale mining activities.
The Minister was addressing a press conference on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.
Samuel Abu Jinapor said the President has also directed the decommissioning of illegal mining equipment if necessary.
“The various Regional Security Councils have been tasked to conduct recording sounds and scrutiny of their various areas and begin to roll out swoops and enhance the enforcement regime. So in the days and weeks to come, we will see the heightened and rampant enforcement.
“The Ghana Police Service at various RESECs will be the first point of call; if the need arises, we will take it a step further by including the Ghana Armed Forces, and when the need arises, we will possibly begin the extraordinary measure of decommissioning equipment used for illegal small-scale mining,” he stated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
