Regional News of Sunday, 25 January 2026Source: GNAThe Enchi District Magistrate Court has remanded thirteen suspected illegal miners into police custody for operating in the Boi Tano forest reserve in the Western North Region. The suspects between the ages of 17 and 29 years are expected to be in police custody for seven days. Joe Appiah Frimpong, the District Manager for Enchi Forest District, earlier told the Ghana News Agency (GNA), the Enchi Forest District had eight forest reserves, and it included the Jema Asemkrom, and Boi Tano forest reserves, located in the Elubo area near Samreboi. The District Manager stressed that “It took us four and half hours to walk from the boundary to where they had perched their camps. According to Frimpong, all the suspects were handed over to the Enchi Police Command for further investigations and prosecution.

Source: GhanaWeb January 25, 2026 03:38 UTC