GAF Intensifies Riverine Operations as part Of Operation Vanguard

The Ghana Armed Forces has began intensive riverine operations in support of the Joint Task Force against illegal mining (OP VANGUARD). These intensive riverine operations which commenced on Tuesday 6 February 2018, is meant to halt the activities of some recalcitrant illegal miners who have relocated their destructive activities unto major water bodies in Eastern Western, Ashanti, Central and Brong Ahafo Regions.

Currently personnel from the Ghana Navy, Army Engineers and units within the five (5) regions in conjunction with Op Vanguard personnel are conducting simultaneous and robust military operations to destroy all floating mining equipment and flush out the illegal miners in order to halt the ongoing pollution of rivers and water bodies. The objective of the operations is to sustain the gains made by Op Vanguard.

Though over 1,000 illegal miners have been arrested and their equipment seized by Op Vanguard, GAF deems it necessary to step up the riverine operations in order to maintain the improved security situation and curb the menace by the illegal miners on the river bodies in Eastern, Ashanti, Western, Central and Brong Ahafo Regions.

The Riverine Operations has since its inception led to the destruction of over 340 makeshift accommodations and mining equipment including chanfans, water pumping machines, motor cycles and tri-cycles deserted by illegal miners especially at Dokokyina around the Bui Dam.

Some of the water bodies on which the riverine operations are being undertaken include River BIRIM, River ANKOBRA, River OFFIN and the Bui dam.

Signed

Col E. Aggrey-Quashie                                                  

Director Public Relations

Issued by the Public Relations Directorate, General Headquarters, Burma Camp, Accra

Tel: +233-302775665 Fax: +233-302772241   Email: ghqprbc@gmail.com   Release No.05  16 February, 2018  

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