Illegal miners operate near Mpohor Fiase police station as communities plead for gov’t intervention

Illegal mining activities have become deeply entrenched in parts of the Mpohor Fiase District in the Western Region, with miners operating openly near a police station as residents, affected farmers and traditional leaders call for urgent government intervention.

The scale of the alleged impunity is particularly evident at Ayiem, where illegal mining is taking place within proximity to a local police station.

Residents describe the situation as alarming, saying illegal miners have taken over vast stretches of wetlands and farmlands in the communities of Mpohor, Adum Trabuom, Adum Banso and Ayiem, leaving cocoa farms and food crop plantations extensively damaged.