International journalist Kent Mensah has waded into the ongoing public conversation about illegal mining in the country wondering why the military failed to protect the water bodies from the menace despite the resources and state backing given them in 2021.According to the AFP and Aljazeera correspondent, it is unfair to blame other security agencies like the Police for the failed fight against Galamsey when the military was given adequate resources and state backing to confront the menace."What happened to the soldiers?
In 2021, the Defense Minister announced that 200 soldiers had been deployed to protect our water bodies from illegal mining (galamsey).
So what became of that effort?
Did the soldiers fail, or were they overwhelmed by the scale of the problem?" Mr Mensah who also reports for the VOA wrote on Facebook on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.He added: "We deserve answers.