The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atiwa East, in the Eastern Region, Ernest Owusu Ntim, together with seven other men and an unidentified group, have been sued for engaging in illegal mining at the High Court in Koforidua.
The seven other accused are Philip Anokye Frimpong, the 2nd Defendant; Addei Frimpong, the 3rd Defendant; Richard Owuraku Ayim, the 4th Defendant; Victor Ntim Owusu, the 5th Defendant; Kwasi Asiedu, the 6th Defendant; Bismarck Osei Boakye, the 7th Defendant; and Zakari Yakubu, the 9th Defendant.
Court documents of the suit, which were shared by asaaseradio.com, accused the DCE and the other accused persons of invading the land of the plaintiff, who is the owner of the land in question, to engage in illegal mining activities (galamsey), destroying land and a water body.
The plaintiff, a company by the name Blacknake Security Service Limited, according to the documents, stated that it acquired the land in question from traditional authorities at Atiwa East for a housing project.
