ILLEGAL MINERS ADOPT NEW STRATEGY-OP. VANGUARD

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Operation Vanguard has arrested a total of one thousand, 358 suspected illegal miners between January and May this year with most of the suspects falling in the youth category constituting 74 per cent of the figure. The Western region top up the list with 536 followed by Ashanti region with 494, Eastern, 283 and Central region 45. 

The Commander of Operations of Operation Vanguard, Colonel Michael Amoah Ayisi, made this known at Obuasi during a Townhall meeting at the instance of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey.

 The Meeting was participated by various stakeholders in the small scale mining sector to discuss the menace of illegal mining and why it should be stopped. 

According to Colonel Ayisi, results of an analysis of the profile of the suspects should give a good reason for the government to create more job openings for the youth in particular as a panacea for the economic canker to save the environment for current and future generations. 

The Operations Commander disclosed also, that illegal miners have devised another means of going about their nefarious activities to outwit the security operatives. 

He noted, that most of the galamsey miners now operate more in the night after which they take way the crux home for processing into gold. Colonel Ayisi therefore appealed to government to provide additional logistics such as improved lighting system to enable the security adapt to dynamics of the game. 

The Production Officer of the Obuasi Water Station, Bortey Dawpra, lamented that the quality of the Oda River which serves as the source of raw water for the people of Obuasi has been seriously compromised by activities of illegal miners such that its turbidity has reduced from one thousand, 203 to 363 with the water color rising from 974 point-two to 969 point-eight which is increa the cost of production for the final product for supply to homes. 

The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Kenneth Ashigbe, expressed serious concern about the high numbers of foreign nationals in the illegal mining activities in the country claiming that 89 percent of such suspects are Chinese.

 He advocated for severer punishment for convicted suspects to motivate the crusaders against the canker to sustain the fight.

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