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Thirteen individuals have been arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities on the campus of the Akrokerri College of Education in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region.
The arrests were made on Thursday, December 11, 2025, during a police operation that also resulted in the seizure of four water-pumping machines used for the unlawful mining activities.
The suspects have been identified as:
- Christopher Kabiobayo, 25
- Eric Owusu, 27
- Emmanuel Opoku Awuah, 21
- Mosea Terkpertey, 29
- Emmanuel Appiah Harrison, 31
- John Okrah, 31
- Shadrack Sarfo, 23
- Adu Desmond, 26
- Abdul Wahab, 23
- Elvis Abnce, 33
- Sarfo Shadrack, 33
- Nicholas Tetteh, 30
- Darko Yaw, 23
Addressing the media on Friday, December 12, the Ashanti South Regional Police Commander, DCOP Joseph Hammond Nyaaba, confirmed that all suspects have been arraigned before court.
He warned that the Command remains firm in its resolve to combat illegal mining and other criminal activities, stressing that offenders will be tracked and prosecuted.
He added: “I advise all criminals to desist from their acts if they want their peace, and I further warn them that they will be pursued by my able officers, wherever they are hiding, including illegal miners.”
