Interior minister Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak has ordered the IGP Christian Tetteh Yohonu to transfer all police commanders working in the galamsey sites in this country with immediate effect.
He said the reason is to replace the old officers with new ones since they have not provided an effective way to combat galamsey after serving in those areas for an extended period.
Their replacements will be given a three-month probationary period to provide an effective way to combat illegal mining, while the affected commanders will be reassigned to areas without mining activities.s
“I have ordered the IGP to transfer all police commanders in all mining areas and send in new ones. So, if you are a Regional, Divisional, or District Police Commander serving in mining areas, you will be changed with immediate effect. The new ones we are taking there will be transferred after three months if they don’t perform. We will keep making changes till we see results,” he stated.
The security agencies and the government’s commitment to fighting illegal mining in the country, he assures the people of Ghana.
