Samuel Nsor, claiming to be the Deputy Liaison Officer for National Security in Atwima Kwanwoma, has voiced his frustration following the alleged arrest and 30-hour detention of four National Security operatives.
The incident occurred after the team apprehended suspected illegal miners at Kwanfifi in the Atwima Mponua District.
He expressed disappointment in Captain (Retired) John Kwame Jabari, the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator.
He alleged that Jabari denied instructing the team to conduct the anti-galamsey operation once it became clear the site involved his brother.
The detained officers—identified as Nana Akom Owusu Agyarko (in charge of sand-winning and galamsey operations), Samuel Nsor, McDonald Toku, and Stephen Agyemang—operate primarily within the Atwima Kwanwoma, Mponua, and Nwabiagya areas.
In an interview with Kwabena Agyapong on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, Nsor explained that the team acted on intelligence regarding a Chinese national and his Ghanaian accomplices engaged in illegal mining. According to Nsor, the team sought and received approval from their superiors before moving in.
“Upon arrival at the site, we confirmed the intelligence and arrested the suspects. We contacted the Ashanti Regional National Security Coordinator, Captain (Retired) John Kwame Jabari, who expressed satisfaction with the operation and instructed us to convey the suspects to the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) for further action.”
The situation took a turn when the operatives were intercepted en route to the RCC by officers from the Nkawie-Toase Divisional Police Command, led by Operations Commander ASP Noah Yakpa. Nsor claimed the police accused them of being armed robbers.
Despite providing identification, the operatives alleged they were held at gunpoint, arrested, and detained.
He also alleged that the mining site in question is tied directly to the brother of the Regional Security Coordinator.
“We have now confirmed that the site we raided belongs to Solomon Jabari, the brother of the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, Captain (Retired) John Kwame Jabari. Since the incident, we have tried to contact him and even visited his office, but he has been ignoring us,” Nsor stated.
He made a direct appeal to President John Dramani Mahama, urging him to address the conduct of his appointees who are allegedly aiding illegal mining (galamsey) activities.
“I am pleading with President John Dramani Mahama to swiftly take action against some of his appointees because their actions go contrary to his vision to eliminate illegal mining. Our lives are at risk because the people we work with now regard illegal miners more than us. If the President has legalised galamsey, he should let us know so that we can also join and destroy the lands,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
