23 illegal miners, including four women, arrested for polluting Oda River

The Rapid Response Unit of the Forestry Commission and the Bekwai Forest District have arrested 23 illegal miners operating along the Oda River in the Ashanti Region. The suspects, including four females, were apprehended during an operation at Aburokyere, Bepotenten and Sukuumu in the Amansie Central District, where they were allegedly mining along the Oda […]


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