Residents of Manso-Abodom in the Manso-Nkwanta district of the Ashanti Region are up in arms over illegal mining operations near their community's cemetery.
The residents fear that the activities pose serious health risks and have become death traps for them.
Background A resident, Seth Nkrumah, alleged that the land on which the illegal mining is taking place belongs to Kusi Paul, the former Youth Organizer of the (NPP).
Nkrumah, in an interview on Otec FM's political show 'Dwabrem,' hosted by Doc Cash on Friday, claimed that illegal mining, also known as 'galamsey,' has been ongoing in the community for years with the knowledge of the chiefs and elders.
