The Savannah Regional Minister, Saeed Muhazu Jibril says there is an ongoing operation by the Military, the Regional Security Council and the Minerals Commission to eradicate illegal miners on the Black Volta.
This follows an updated report he received from the Six Infantry Battalion of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), the Savannah Regional Security Council and the Minerals Commission on Wednesday, July 26.

It will be recalled that on Friday, July 21, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, briefed the media on some operations to flush out the illegal miners on the Black Volta.

The sector minister also assured citizenry of the Government's determination to crackdown on illegal mining on the river as a result of the surge in illegal mining activities.
Reports say, areas such as Jama, Jugboi and Bamboi in the Savannah Region have all been cleared of illegal miners.

The Minister gave the assurance that the Ministerial Cordinating Committee on illegal mining is fully determined to halt illegal mining activities along major rivers and waterbodies, which have been declared ‘Red Zones’ by the Government.
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