In a chilling revelation on the popular GhanAkoma Show on Akoma FM with Sir John, a former illegal miner, Chris, has lifted the veil on the harsh realities of the illegal mining (galamsey) business in Ghana.
He detailed the environmental devastation, human toll, and dangerous rituals that are all part of the underworld of illicit mining.
Having worked from 2011, Chris' firsthand account exposes the grim truth behind a practice that has ravaged the country's water bodies and lands.
Chris explains how illegal miners source clean water for their activities but pump the waste into different rivers, polluting them in the process. "There are no mining companies that don't destroy our water bodies; all licensed miners destroy them," he said, suggesting the problem extends beyond illegal operations.