The Asamankese Police Command has retrieved a body of a 34-year-old man, Kofi Bamfo who fell and drowned in a galamsey pit in Akanteng cemetery area in the Eastern Region.
The body has been deposited in the morgue as investigation continues.
The police are yet to identify whether the victim is an illegal or small scale miner.
Despite the launch of a Community Mining Programme in July 2019 by President Akufo-Addo, illegal mining still exists in the Country.
River Birim which passes through Akanteng to Kade and Oda is still contaminated.
The Community Mining Programme is aimed at formalizing mining in selected communities across the country.
With at least one community mine expected to be set up in each of the mining districts in the country, the community mines are expected to provide job openings for over 4,500 miners that were trained by the government at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
