Armah-Buah lauds IGP for helping to fight galamsey

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has commended the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno and the Ghana Police Service for their unwavering efforts in combating illegal mining activities across the country.

Delivering an address at the Global Mining Summit on Monday, June 2, 2025 the Minister highlighted the critical role played by the Police Service and other security agencies in curbing illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, and protecting Ghana’s vital water bodies and forest reserves.

“In recent months, the Ghana Police Service, under the leadership of IGP Yohuno, has demonstrated exceptional commitment and resolve in confronting illegal mining head-on.

“Their collaborative operations with other security institutions have yielded significant results, especially in high-risk areas.”

Notably, in Samreboi and its adjoining communities, a special Police Anti-Galamsey Taskforce established by the IGP has seized over 100 excavators, bulldozers, weapons and chanfang machines.

Several arrests have also been made, with suspects currently undergoing legal processes. Similar high-impact operations have been carried out in other illegal mining hotspots, including parts of the Ashanti, Eastern, Western, Central and Upper West Regions.

The Ghana Police Service, in a recent release, reaffirmed its commitment to intensifying the fight against illegal mining.

The statement underscored the Service’s collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure the preservation of Ghana’s natural resources and the sustainability of its environment.

The Minister concluded his remarks with a call for continued inter-agency cooperation and public support to sustain the gains made in the anti-galamsey campaign.

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