About 64 people including four Chinese expatriates have reportedly died through mining related activities in the Gbane area of the Talensi district of the Upper East Region since 2019
This was brought to light during a press conference by Anchoring Democracy Advocacy Movement Ghana (ADAM-GH), in Bolgatanga.
According to movement, in 2019, 16 people were killed in a blast, in 2020 about four separate accidents occurred killing many people with subsequent years raising the tally to 64 people.
ADAM-GH indicated that, these deaths were recorded through the negligence of some mining companies in the area which has also caused the physical disability of some individuals.
They are therefore calling on the government, the Minerals Commission and all relevant stakeholders in the country to investigate these deaths and prosecute the perpetrators to bring an end to them.
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