The concerned youth of Wamanafo in the Dormaa East District of the Brong Ahafo Region, have issued a final warning to illegal miners popularly known as galamsey operators in the area to leave or face their wrath.
Mr. Emmanuel Amponsah, Spokesman for the group, who spoke to Nana Kas on Sunyani-based Suncity radio Wednesday disclosed that the illigal miners have created over 370 open pits, which pose as death traps to the inhabitants of the area.
He continued that aside the lives that are lost, a lot of farm lands and water bodies were being destroyed, thus depriving the people of their livelihood.
Worried as he was,Mr. Amponsah disclosed that regardless the several appeals and petitions to the District Chief Executive (DCE), the District Police Commander and other authorities in the area, no action has been taken to remedy the situation yet the illegal miners continue to expand their operations, to make life quite unbearable for the thousands of people in the area.
The Chief of Ampekro, a community in the area,Nana Yeboah, on whose land the galamseyers were operating has denied giving them concession to operate in the area, and added his voice to the youth for the illegal operators to leave the area immediately.
He however accused the Twafohene of Mansen Traditional area of being behind the miners and said he and his people were going to lodge a formal complaint to the Omanhene of Dormaa Traditional Area, Osaagyefo Oseadieyo Agyeman Badu II to call the Twafohene to order and halt the devastating effects of illegal mining by driving the operators away from the area for peace and progress to prevail.
Story by: Piesie Henryson/www.DayzEntertainment.com
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