Atwima Kwanwoma demand action over galamsey pit-related deaths

A Unit Committee member, Anthony Yeboah, and former Chairman, Isaac Dapaah, both alleged that the abandoned pits have already claimed several lives and dismissed claims by the District Assembly that reclamation works have begun.1 and surrounding communities in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region are appealing to government and security authorities to urgently reclaim abandoned illegal mining pits that continue to pose a deadly threat to lives.

Speaking to journalists, the Assembly Member for Nweneso No.