Illegal Miner Arrested Near Reclaimed Agenda 111 Site At Adansi Asokwa
National Security, in partnership with the Adansi Asokwa District Security Council (DISEC), arrested an illegal miner on Tuesday near a government Agenda 111 project site in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region. The arrest occurred during a joint inspection and evaluation exercise at a reclaimed illegal mining site by the Ashanti Regional Land Reclamation Committee and National Security. According to Alhaji Abdullah Omar Nje, Ashanti Regional Deputy National Security Coordinator, the operation was aimed at protecting government infrastructure from encroachment by illegal miners.
Alhaji Nje explained that the inspection confirmed large portions of land previously destroyed by illegal mining have been successfully reclaimed, following a reclamation exercise ordered by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene. He said the directive came after widespread public concern over the encroachment of illegal mining activities on the Agenda 111 hospital projects. Alhaji Nje expressed concern over extensive environmental damage and warned that security agencies would continue to clamp down on offenders. The monitoring team included officials from National Security, the Minerals Development Fund (MDF), the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Agricentric Ventures, and Logeist Group Limited.
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National Security and Adansi Asokwa DISEC have been actively involved in operations near government's Agenda 111 project site in the Ashanti Region.
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