The Ghana Police Service has announced they have arrested twenty-two (22) Togolese nationals engaging in illegal mining activities galamsey.
According to the Police, the suspects were arrested within the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region.
In a social media post on X shared by the Ghana Police on January 23, 2026, read, “POLICE ARREST 22 FOREIGN NATIONALS FOR SUSPECTED ILLEGAL MINING ACTIVITIES.
The Savannah Regional Police Intelligence Department has arrested twenty-two (22) Togolese nationals suspected of involvement in illegal mining activities within the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region.
The arrest was effected on 23rd January 2026 when a team of police officers intercepted a Kia truck with registration number BA 223-12. The vehicle was being driven by suspect Abdul Majeed Yakubu”.
Still on galamsey, one officer of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) was shot during an anti-galamsey operation.
According to the Lands Ministry, the NAIMOS officer was shot during a routine anti-galamsey operation in the Bono Region on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
The gun battle is said to have occurred along the Subinkurom-Kyeremasu stretch in the Dormaa Central Municipality.
The NAIMOS officer was hit in the thigh and was immediately taken to St. Matthew Catholic Hospital at Ampenkuro, one assailant identified as Abuu Ibrahim, was shot and later pronounced dead on arrival at the same hospital.
The Lands Ministry on Tuesday, January 20, NAIMOS in a statement issued, stated, “The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) wishes to inform the public that earlier today, Tuesday, 20th January 2026, a member of its task force was shot in the thigh by armed assailants during a routine anti-galamsey operation.
The incident occurred in a bush along the Subinkurom-Kyeremasu stretch in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region.
The armed thugs, who were hiding in the bushes, opened fire on sighting the NAIMOS task force. This led to an exchange of gunfire, during which one NAIMOS personnel sustained a gunshot injury.
The injured officer was swiftly rushed to the St. Matthew Catholic Hospital at Ampenkuro, where he is currently responding to treatment.
Meanwhile, one of the assailants who opened fire on the NAIMOS task force was shot dead during the exchanges. The deceased, identified as Abuu Ibrahim, was pronounced dead on arrival at the St. Matthew Catholic Hospital.
NAIMOS wishes to assure that despite the persistent attacks and disruptions, it remains committed to fighting the scourge of illegal mining and urges all stakeholders to continue with support for its operations”.
See the post below:
POLICE ARREST 22 FOREIGN NATIONALS FOR SUSPECTED ILLEGAL MINING ACTIVITIES pic.twitter.com/5mynrYcbFn
— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) January 23, 2026