Three staff members, including Erastus Asare Donkor, were attacked by armed men allegedly working for Edelmetallum Resources Limited in the Ashanti Region.
The squad was forcibly kidnapped by almost 10 highly armed individuals, transported to an unidentified site, beaten mercilessly, and subsequently left.
Erastus Asare Donkor and team attacked and beaten by armed men at mining site Pulse Ghana The team was filming the damage caused by illegal mining when the attack took place.
Recently restored sections of the Asenanyo Forest Reserve have experienced another wave of destruction, with streams that flow into the Ankobra River also being contaminated.