President of the National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association, Michael Kojo Peprah, has opined that the use of the military in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is not an effective approach.
He proposed engaging communities where illegal mining is taking place, inviting miners, chiefs, and other stakeholders, and educating them on the issue of illegal mining, with the hope that these same miners will eventually actively oppose those involved.
He lamented that all the efforts in dealing with the national canker have failed and that it was about time we took a different approach. "Several people involved in galamsey are unaware that their activities are illegal.
We must sensitise these people.
