Speaking in an interview with Asaase Pa FM, he stated that such individuals should face lethal consequences, emphasising that they should be "shot and killed" to deter further environmental destruction caused by illegal mining activities.
He stressed that galamseyers are murderers, and thus deserve to be shot. "I have not changed my mind.
When you see people who are not supposed to be mining, shoot them dead.
Some of them, whenever the bus parks, dive into the water, so I came to the conclusion that it is difficult to arrest such individuals.