General News of Wednesday, 25 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comDirector of Operations of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), Col Dominic Buah, has expressed concern over the involvement of minors in illegal mining activities, terming the development as a worrying trend. “We have engaged the appropriate authorities through the Ministry of Social Welfare to determine how best they can handle the situation. Col Buah further, noted that minors involved in illegal mining activities is becoming a trend across the country. These are not the only ones; we are dealing with just those we were able to apprehend,” he stressed. “Some of the high-profile galamsey operators have been arrested, we have details of them and are pursuing the necessary processes,” he said.

Source: GhanaWeb March 26, 2026 03:52 UTC