 Task Force has arrested the Chief of Dokokyina, Nana Ogyeahohuo Barima Anum){kind=link}
The National Inter-Ministerial Offensive System (NAIMOS) Task Force has arrested the Chief of Dokokyina, Nana Ogyeahohuo Barima Anum, for obstructing the arrest of a prominent galamsey.
Reports suggest the incident occurred in an anti-galamsey operation at Besiasi in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region.
According to the information gathered, the arrest occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, 2025.
The Chief is said to have pursued members of the task force in an effort to disrupt the arrest of Asenso Kwabena, a prominent galamsey kingpin.
In a video shared on X, the Nana Ogyeahohuo Barima Anum was caught while driving a grey Mercedes-Benz ML 350 with a registration number GT 870-14.
Also, the National Inter-Ministerial Offensive System (NAIMOS) Task Force has arrested a galamsey kingpin attempting to bribe them with GHS 100,000.
This comes following NAIMOS a successful raid at an illegal mining (galamsey) site in Bisiasi, Ayensuano District, Eastern Region.
The operation resulted in the arrest of the alleged operation leader, who is accused of blocking and polluting the Ayensu River.
The galamseyers appeared at the site armed with a pistol and attempted to bribe the Task Force with a cash amount of GHS 100,000.
In a post by Bridget Otoo, a presidential staffer, she wrote, “A Galamsey Kingpin attempted to bribe the NAIMOS team with 100,000 cedis. These guys had blocked and polluted the Ayensu River at Bisiasi in the Ayensuano District of Eastern Region.
Fortunately, the NAIMOS team turned the bribe down, accosted him, seized the weapon from him and shut down the illegal mining site”.
In related news, the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) a few days ago, conducted a dawn operation at Osino in the Eastern Region, arresting 36 suspected illegal miners.
The group includes 32 Nigerien nationals and 4 Ghanaians, reportedly caught mining illegally along the Birim River in the Fanteakwa South District.
In a post on social media, Felix Kwaye Ofosu, Minister of Government Communications, stated, “NAIMOS Conducts Massive Dawn Strike in Eastern Region, arrests Several Foreign Galamseyers (32 Nigerien and 4 Ghanaians) in Swoop at Osino in the Fanteakwa South District – 8 November 2025”.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has vowed that as the President of Ghana, he will never give up in the fight against galamsey.
According to John Mahama, his government is leading a programme to restore mined and degraded lands and also create employment for youth.
Speaking at the 2025 GJA/KGL National Awards held at the Manhyia Palace on Saturday, November 8, John Mahama stated, “We’re restoring degraded lands while creating thousands of jobs for young people in affected communities.
I have asked the Minister of Finance to increase the budget allocation so that we can recruit more youth into forest tree planting and the Blue Water Guard to safeguard our water bodies”.
He added, “These youth are to be recruited from affected communities, and they will receive a monthly stipend of GHC1,500. I wish to commend journalists who persist in exposing environmental crime at great personal risk.
Your bravery is noted, and it’s patriotic. I wish to assure you, as the President, that I will never give up the fight,” he emphasised.
Watch the video below:
🚨JUST IN: NAIMOS Arrests Chief for Obstructing with Arrest of Prominent Galamsey Kinpin, Asenso Kwabena.#PrimeRakon pic.twitter.com/3JsGvRyVCt
— Prime Rakon (@prime_rakon) November 10, 2025