A concerned Ghanaian man has taken to social media to caution Dr. Hanna Bissiw, the administrator of the Minerals Development Fund, following her recent actions against illegal Chinese miners involved in galamsey operations in Ghana.
According to the man, Dr. Bissiw should brace herself for potential backlash, as powerful individuals are allegedly backing these illegal miners and reportedly receive a share of the proceeds after every galamsey operation.
The Administrator of the Mineral Development Fund, Dr Hanna Louisa Bisiw-Kotei has led an anti-illegal mining task force, including personnel of the Ghana Police Service, to arrest galamsey operators in Atatam, a community in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region, as part of her commitment to redress the negative impact of mining in mining communities in Ghana.
The Administrator of the Mineral Development Fund, Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw-Kotei, led a task force to Atatam in the Adansi Asokwa District, where the team discovered excavators at Galamsey sites.
A 17-year old Benjamin Owusu, a student of Kumasi Technical Institute and one of the arrested individuals during the anti-illegal mining operation at Atatam, admitted to his role in the mining operation, claiming that he was working under the direction of an escaped suspect.
A 20-year old Ayine Enoch, an excavator operator apprentice narrates how he ended up at a Galamsey site at Atatam, in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region.
He started that “My brother brought me here to come and learn how to operate excavators. We work throughout the week and receive Gh¢500”.
