Tragedy hit Takoso near Akoasi in the Birim North District in the Eastern Region last Monday when a pit in which 10 men were illegally mining for gold caved
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Chiefs in Birem North have today voted against the re-nomination of Raymond Nana Damptey as their District Chief Executive (DCE).
The Chiefs held a meeting over some allegations leveled against them by the DCE, captured in an audio recording and played during the meeting.
The audio, leaked from his camp, contained some threats against the Chiefs in the area.
On the audio recording, an assign of the DCE named Ama Abrafi could be heard warning President Nana Akufo-Addo not to trust the Chiefs because they are all saboteurs of his government.
Ama Abrafi stated emphatically that she has organized a gang, with some members from Nima and other places, to attack and beat the Chiefs.
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BY: Samuel Kyei-Boateng
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An illegal miner has died while three others sustained serious injuries through a dynamite explosion at Akyem Amenam in the Birim North District in the Eastern Region last Friday.
The body of the miner, whose name was given only as Marfo, aged about 45 years, has been deposited at the morgue of the New Abirem Government Hospital for autopsy.
The three injured persons who are yet to be identified have been admitted to the same hospital for treatment.
According to a police source, the four illegal miners were trapped in a mining pit when they returned to check on the state of the dynamite they had planted beneath the rocks.