The Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund, Dr Hannah Louisa Bissiw, and her anti-galamsey task force faced a dangerous confrontation in Bui Sobinso, Ashanti Region, after arresting six Chinese illegal miners.
Heavily armed men reportedly ambushed the team, demanding the release of the detainees.
According to a 3News.com report from June 5, 2025, Dr Bissiw expressed confusion and anger, stating that local police had instructed the thugs to obstruct their convoy. "It is all confusing.
The police here asked them to block us but we are taking the illegal miners to the regional police headquarters," she fumed.
