The Western Regional head of the Minerals Commission, Francis Annobil Jnr., has appealed to the public to report transporters or individuals engaging in reckless transportation of explosives and ammonium nitrate.
Speaking at the Explosives and Ammonium Nitrate Management workshop in Takoradi Wednesday, March 05, 2025, he cautioned that the Western region was at a higher risk of explosions compared to other regions of the country.
Annobil noted that the Commission has learned valuable lessons from the Appiatse incident, which has informed their strategies to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
Following the devastating Appiatse and the Anto Aboso explosions, all in the Western Region, the safe handling of explosives and ammonium nitrate has become a pressing concern within the quarry and mining communities.
