Colonel Dominic Buah, has assured Ghanaians that NAIMOS will halt galamsey
Colonel Dominic Buah, the Commanding Officer in charge of Ghana’s National Anti-illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), has issued a stern warning to individuals engaged in illegal mining (galamsey) in the country.
Speaking at a stakeholder engagement with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) at the Jubilee House on Friday, October 3, 2025, Colonel Dominic Buah assured Ghanaians that NAIMOS is taking a serious step to halt illegal mining.
He explained that his outfit would help identify individuals destroying the country’s water bodies, adding that there would be no hiding place for them.
NAIMOS task force holds strategic combat training on illegal mining in Sunyani
“I would like to send this warning to illegal miners. They are assignees and financiers. That they are the first or prime enemies of the state, and they will be dealt with as such.
“There will be no room for them to escape or to hide. NIMOS will smoke them out very soon. There’s no resting place for them,” he said.
Colonel Buah further noted that his outfit has trained over 400 troops to ensure that sensitive areas are secured.
According to him, galamsey would be a thing of the past; hence, Ghanaians should have trust in their initiative.
“They should get ready and be assured that very soon our waters will turn blue and our forests will turn green. We have already trained over 400 troops who are the first batch deployed or under deployment to sensitive areas, who continue to deploy more, so that we will all go to bed knowing that NAIMOS is firmly on the ground and illegal mining will be a thing of the past.”
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Leader of NAIMOS, Commander Colonel Dominic Buah, has issued a strong warning to illegal miners, whom he referred to as the state’s primary enemies, urging them to stop their activities.
He emphasized that there will be no place for them to operate, as NAIMOS will hunt them… pic.twitter.com/S35yzBPJOQ
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