Defence Minister Dr Omane Boamah has pleaded with persons involved in illegal mining to stop it.
In a post shared via social media, he used the name of God to beg the illegal miners to desist from actions that are destroying water bodies and forest reserves.
He counselled persons who are interested in mining to seek the necessary regulatory permits.
In a Facebook post, Dr Omane Boamah who in the past claimed that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government is to be blamed for illegal mining said "In The Name of God & Ghana Stop Galamsey!