The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has directed the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate two National Democratic Congress executives over allegations of illegal mining.
In a letter issued on July 15, to EOCO, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine stated, "I am directing your office to invite the following persons named in recent credible reports for interrogation, namely, Mr.
Yakubu Abanga and Mr.
Joseph Yamin." It further directs the office to investigate other persons found complicit in illegal mining activities. "The scope of this investigation should include the matters highlighted in Prof Frimpong Boateng's report on illegal mining," the letter added.
