Ghana’s Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Muntaka Mohammed, has directed security agencies to arrest anyone obstructing anti-galamsey operations, regardless of their political affiliations or claims of authority, including those invoking his name.
Speaking at the 17th Regional Commanders’ Conference in Accra on July 18, 2025, Muntaka instructed the Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to treat such individuals as suspects.
He emphasized his commitment to the government’s crackdown on illegal mining, stating, “I will not send you into the forest only to call back and ask you to exempt someone.”
The directive addresses concerns about powerful figures shielding galamsey activities through political patronage, reinforcing efforts to curb the environmental and economic damage caused by illegal mining in Ghana.
