The Tarkwa Circuit Court has remanded twelve individuals into prison custody for their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities that have damaged portions of the Takoradi–Nsuta railway line.
The accused, Lari Kwaku, 30; Ali Asumah, 33; Yindari Mombe, 19; Dennis Adom, 29; Alex Kofi Acquah, 27; Jonathan Agandor, 30; Lambing Noyisi, 38; Isaac Arhin, 33; Nurudeen Kwabena, 22; Kwame Simo, 27; Jude Azum, 20; and Combat Daniel, 18, are all residents of Akyem.
They have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime, undertaking mining operations without a license, and causing unlawful damage.
Their pleas were not taken when they appeared before the court, as prosecutors requested that the case docket be forwarded to the Attorney-General’s Department for legal advice.
The presiding judge remanded the accused for two weeks, with the next hearing scheduled for October 21, 2025.
The arrests followed the emergence of a viral video showing extensive illegal mining activities dangerously close to the railway line and the assault of a Ghana Railway Company employee.
A joint police operation involving the Regional Operations Unit, the Police Intelligence Directorate, and the Formed Police Unit (FPU) was deployed to the site, where deep mining pits and trenches were discovered directly beneath sections of the track, leaving parts of the line suspended.
The task force also retrieved three water-pumping machines and destroyed several changfan machines used in the illegal operations.
Source: AdomOnline
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