Leader of IGP's special taskforce recounts 'deadly' anti-galamsey operation

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  • Omanhene 1 month ago

    Galamsey must be abolished.

  • Ashioke 1 month ago

    I've been telling you people to stop using this crude method of direct engagements. Send out a warning to those galamsey animals. Fix a deadline, and use drones to blast off any stubborn donkey who will go in there. Until the ...
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  • Vornyovie Victory 1 month ago

    After all that hustle to control the irresponsible mining, the gold will be sold to the goldbod and we will toute how much we've sold. This is all a charade!

  • Ruthan 1 month ago

    Give this operation to just 100 Russian soldiers and they will complete it in 72hrs. They will send about 2,000 Drones around everyday and there will bel complete silence with good results.

  • GH8 1 month ago

    Hundreds of thousands of Russian Soldiers have been fighting Ukrainian army for almost 3 years have they been able to subdue them? At a point they had to rely on soldiers from North Korea and drones from Syria, like the Ukrai ...
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  • Lion 1 month ago

    We have the men. What we don't have is the will to be ruthless enough to get rid of the menace. When the president understands that it's literally an existential threat as our drinking water and food is being poisoned, he ...
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  • Wilcox 1 month ago

    Jalil and his team are a bunch of cowards.Galamsay operators have tamed you-----so you run away like scared puppies.Now,all your show of machoism & muscles is arresting defenceless female drinking bar operators?!Ah buh zuori ...
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  • Ozymandias 1 month ago

    He deserves the promotion. He and his team have been taking great risks in making the mining areas safer for all Ghanaians. Well Done, Officer.

  • Adams 1 month ago

    They haven't done what they need to do to end the menace once and for all. The galamsey boys have seen how easy it is to handle them, so let them continue to risk their lives. Useless people.... what have you been using the w ...
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  • Joy 1 month ago

    If the community is to supporting you guards must take precautions on field to turn a gun shot

  • Ataa Obeng site 19 Tema 1 month ago

    Thank God Ghana is now working during Akuffo Addo and Bawumia's time you can only be promoted if you are member of the NPP

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  • Why promote only the Leader ? 1 month ago

    Why only promote the leader , what about the rest especially the one who got shot

  • Kofi Amoako 1 month ago

    Could it has been the same under military rule? Politicians because of their selfish interest are not helping at all.

  • Government must send military 1 month ago

    To issue order of killing any found galamsey guys before they become terrorists since they have started conquering our security forces

  • Steve Kaye London 1 month ago

    Listening to the harrowing account by this policeman, l can see Ghana becoming a dangerous place to live by the end of John Mahama's four year term. The establishment of the so-called goldbod has worsened the galamsey situa ...
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  • Ofei 1 month ago

    You people make a simple task complicated. First you must put a curfew order by Law in the whole area for 48 hours before embarking. The next phase is to deploy the military all in all out with full vim.

  • TRUST IN THE LORD 1 month ago

    Jalil you went there extorting money from galamsayers. The IGP covered you up and withdrew you and your team immediately.

    Such a corrupt individual always overdramatizing and making noise to court recognition.

    Your deal ...
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  • TeeeeY 1 month ago

    #StopGalamsey#Congratulations#SaveOurPlanet#

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  • Nana yaw 1 month ago

    He should also tell the whole world the various sums of monies they took from illegal miners at Manso adubia. The extortions from the miners association at new York City hotel manso akwasiso. Shameful human being like that he ...
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  • Kwame Nkrumah 1 month ago

    Special forces are quiet. So keep quiet and share your experience with the lessons learnt department

  • Abu 1 month ago

    We need to deter these galamsey guys before they become terroist in our country, we need to fight a hard battle to clear this up and make our country save ,A stitch in time saves nine

  • Efo Kofi 1 month ago

    This galamsey can be stop within a week if Akuffo Addo want to stop it. How long is it now propaganda go kill you people Nyame tua muka

  • OSAFO KANTANKA 1 month ago

    I hope “Sharp Shooters “ from the Police and the Military are going to join the special Task Force against these Galamsey Terrorists. No prisoners to be taken on their “Mission “. Just Shoot to kill!!! Should be the ...
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  • We are in serious problem,if 1 month ago

    Galamsey kingpins has been able to conquered our security agencies

  • Nyameba 1 month ago

    John Mahama and his NDC has armed thugs to fight the police so that they can do their galamsey and pretending they don’t know anything about it.A government who’s deliberately destroying forests reserves and water bodies ...
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