The Paramount Chief of Kenyasi Number One in Ahafo Region, Nana Osei Kofi Abiri II, has warned his sub-chiefs and residents of his community to stay away from illegal mining (galamsey) in order to avoid incurring his wrath.
Addressing the sub-chiefs, clergy, assembly members, youth leaders and residents at a meeting at his palace, he stated that any sub-chief or resident found guilty of the said practice would be de-stooled and handed over to the law enforcement agencies.
According to Nana Osei Kofi Abiri II, who is also the Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs Vice President, he had visited parts of his traditional area where illegal mining was still rampant and was shocked to see the massive way the environment had been degraded.