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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Residents of three farming communities in Gwira in the Nzema East municipality of the Western Region, have appealed to the government and the security agencies to halt the illegal operations of Okobeng Mining Company Limited and Gwiramang Company Limited in the enclave.<\/b><\/p>\n

The communities Abelobo, Assuawua, and Afransie, complained that the opera\u00adtions of the two companies had distorted the economy, social life and the environ\u00adment of the three communities.<\/p>\n

The Family Head of Gwira Abelebo, Nana Afriwa II, who made the appeal on behalf of the residents in the three com\u00admunities in an interview with the Ghanaian Times yesterday, alleged that the two compa\u00adnies were currently engaged in galamsey at Assuawua and Gwira Afransie, and would soon enter Abelebo.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny attempts to enter Abelebo, will be met with the full force of the communi\u00adty. Okobeng Mining Company Limited, through his activities, has caused huge devastation to Gwira lands resulting in loss of livelihoods, economic and social disloca\u00adtions. We are determined not to allow him to step at Gwira Abelebo. We will defend our heritage with our blood,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Nana Afriwa II claimed that Okobeng Mines, for a long time, had trampled on the freedom and rights of farmers at Assuawua and Gwira Afransie and taken away their farms \u201cbecause he claims all the land in the area belongs to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFarmers here are not even allowed to harvest their crops. So they are calling on all the security agencies to come to their aid. Farmers at Abelebo are worried about the situation here. Gwira Afransie farmers are crying bitterly because of illegal activities on their farmlands. Farmers find it difficult to harvest their produce due to the attacks by some ex-military men,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n

According to him, Oko\u00adbeng Mines had neither permit from the Environ\u00admental Protection Agency (EPA), Water Resources Commission (WRC), nor license from the Minerals Commission to mine gold in the area, and appealed to the gov\u00adernment, security and regulatory agencies to stop the mining operations of Okobeng Mines before it degenerated into chaos.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkobeng Mines is using Gwira lands for illegal mining and has erected barriers to debar farmers from accessing their farms. River Ankobra in Gwira has been damed for galamsey activities and overflowed during heavy rains, causing huge flooding in the area, Nana Afriwa told the Ghanaian Times.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Ghanaian Times had sight\u00aded a Minerals Commission (MINCOM) letter titled \u2018Request to stop the mining activities of Okobeng Mines signed by Chief Executive, Martin Ayisi, on October 1, 2023, written to the Western Regional Minister.<\/p>\n

It reported that Okobeng Mines had been carrying out mining activities or oper\u00adated without the required authorisations or approvals under the mining laws of Ghana.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commission hereby seeks the support of the Western Regional Securi\u00adty Council to stop the activities of Nana Amponsah, his privies, agents or assigns,\u201d MINCOM stressed.<\/p>\n

When this reporter called Nana Ampon\u00adsah, the owner of the two mining compa\u00adnies on the telephone number 0244902127 yesterday, the operator said \u201cThe number you have dialed is not correct, please check the number and dial again\u201d.<\/p>\n

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