The Minister for the Inside, Hon. Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, has issued a directive to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) mandating the quick reassignment of all Regional, Divisional, and District Police Commanders stationed in mining jurisdictions throughout the nation.
This decisive motion types a part of the federal government’s intensified technique to fight unlawful mining (galamsey), concentrating on officers whose extended tenures in these areas have yielded inadequate outcomes.
Below the brand new measures, outgoing commanders will likely be redeployed to non-mining areas, whereas their successors will endure a three-month probationary interval to reveal operational effectiveness in curbing illegal mining actions.
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Talking throughout an engagement with Imams and Zongo Chiefs in Kumasi, the Asawase MP emphasised his unwavering dedication to the directive, however appeals for reconsideration.
I’ve instructed the IGP to impact an instantaneous rotation of all police commanders in mining districts.
Newly posted officers will likely be topic to efficiency evaluations inside three months, with additional rotations carried out till tangible outcomes are achieved
Police examine officer’s loss of life throughout anti-galamsey operation
In a associated improvement, the Ghana Police Service has commenced investigations into the tragic demise of No. 63055 G/Constable John Kwabena Dogbey, who misplaced his life throughout an anti-illegal mining operation at Assin Domeabra, Central Area, on 2nd April 2025.
Preliminary experiences point out the officer, connected to the Central North Regional Police Anti-Galamsey Taskforce, sustained deadly accidents after falling into the Offin River whereas dismantling mining gear (Chanfan machine).
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Regardless of immediate restoration by divers and subsequent medical intervention at St Francis Xavier Hospital, Assin Foso, he was pronounced lifeless on arrival.
The deceased’s stays have been transferred to the police hospital for post-mortem, with the police administration offering bereavement assist to the household.
The operation resulted within the seizure of mining equipment, together with excavator elements and pumping machines.
