Missing excavators: Akufo-Addo directs Police to investigate Frimpong-Boateng's allegations - Adomonline.com

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ghana Police Service to commence investigations into allegations made by a former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, concerning the engagement of some New Patriotic Party (NPP) bigwigs in illegal mining activities, popularly  known as “galamsey”.

The President gave the directive last week, and Daily Graphic checks indicate that the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has commenced investigations into the matter.

Frimpong-Boateng claimed in the interview that allegations concerning the loss of  some 500 excavators seized from persons engaged in illegal mining in 2020 were untrue, adding that the stories were made up by some persons in government to tarnish his reputation in order to chase him out of office.

Following his interview, a number of people and groups, including the Minority in Parliament, have called for investigations into the allegations made.

A highly placed source in the police told the Daily Graphic that last week the CID commenced investigations into the issues raised by Prof

He added that such allegations could not be swept under the carpet, and that investigations must be done to bring the perpetrators to book.

“Ghanaians expect the requisite state agencies/institutions (OSP, BNI, CID) to show loyalty to Ghana by initiating investigations into the allegations made by Prof