ChatGPT said: The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested ten armed men who were posing as members of the Anti-G
ChatGPT said:
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested ten armed men who were posing as members of the Anti-Galamsey Task Force in the Nyankamam-Armori forest of the Aowin Municipality in the Western North Region.
According to reports, the suspects claimed to have ties with the Aowin Paramount Chief and were allegedly extorting money from illegal miners—actions that effectively encouraged the continuation of galamsey activities.
Sources from JoyNews confirmed that the men were apprehended with weapons and traditional talismans in their possession.
The NAIMOS operation forms part of ongoing national efforts to combat illegal mining, which continues to cause extensive environmental damage, deforestation, and water pollution across the country.
Authorities emphasized that the arrested individuals were not members of any recognized task force and warned that such impersonations threaten to undermine government interventions against illegal mining.
NAIMOS has since urged residents and miners to report any suspicious persons or groups claiming to represent anti-galamsey enforcement bodies.