Executives of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Atiwa East Constituency have launched a community-led operation to clamp down on illegal mining activities in the area, leading to the confiscation of 22 chanfai machines and three water pumping machines used in illicit mining operations.
The clamp down, led by the constituency organizer Sumaila Ahmed, was in response to the alarming surge in illegal mining activities that reportedly escalated after a brief leadership vacuum in the district following the change of government.