Michael Kwadwo Peprah, President of the National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association of Ghana, has denied allegations by the Ghana Police Service that he obstructed an anti-galamsey operation at Subriso Fante in the Ahafo Ano North District of the Ashanti Region.
According to him, media reports about his arrest are misleading and were based on inaccurate information supplied by the police.
Peprah was arrested on Thursday, July 10, 2025, while attending a meeting with gold buyers in the Tepa enclave.
He stated that during the meeting, he received reports that a group of individuals, including some police officers, were allegedly burning motorcycles belonging to local residents. "As a leader of a small-scale miners' association, I went to the scene to ask questions and to find out which anti-galamsey task force was carrying out the operation," he told the media. "To my surprise, I was arrested and accused of obstructing the operation and intervening on behalf of others claims that are entirely false," he added.
