NAIMOS officials quell clash of illegal miners in Atiwa Forest, destroys makeshift structures and pumping machines
The injured person was taken to the Asiakwa Police Station and later referred to a medical facility for treatment.
A violent clash involving suspected illegal miners took place in Atiwa Forest Reserve, Eastern Region, leading to the intervention of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Special Task Force on August 17. The confrontation, which involved machetes, resulted in one person being seriously injured. The NAIMOS Task Force subsequently conducted a reconnaissance operation, discovering extensive illegal mining activities and environmental degradation within the reserve.
As a result, the Task Force destroyed 15 makeshift structures and 11 water pumping machines. The ongoing illegal mining in Atiwa Forest poses a significant threat to water security for over five million Ghanaians who rely on the forest's rivers, as well as the country's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for life on land and climate action.
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