Tanoso Ankobeahene granted bail over alleged galamsey task force
The Ankobeahene of the Tanoso Traditional Council, Nana Okofo Dartey Amoako Atta, who was arrested by the Ahafo Regional Police Command for allegedly operating a task force that clamped down on illegal mining activities, has been granted bail pending further investigations. Nana Amoako Atta, who is in his 60s, was arrested for allegedly organising and […]
Nana Okofo Dartey Amoako Atta, the Tanoso Traditional Council's Ankobeahene, has been granted bail after being arrested for allegedly running a task force targeting illegal mining activities. The Ahafo Regional Police Command stated that the 60-year-old Nana Amoako Atta was arrested for organizing a group of men to seize equipment from suspected illegal miners and keep the items at the palace instead of turning them over to the police for investigation.
During interrogation, Nana Amoako Atta admitted to the group seizing and storing equipment at the palace. The police, along with a Bureau of National Intelligence officer, inspected the seized items at the palace and found pumping machines and other equipment allegedly taken from suspected illegal miners. The police are investigating allegations of impersonation of a public officer, unlawful assembly, promoting vigilantism, and obstruction of police officers by Nana Amoako Atta.
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