Illegal miners have encroached on land designated for a school park at Konkoma in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, leaving the area severely degraded and posing a serious threat to the only public school and health centre in the community.
The miners, in their search for gold, have dug dangerously close to the Konkoma D/A Basic School and the community health centre.
Illegal miners have taken over the land — once the only park and playground for pupils of the Konkoma D/A Basic School and the wider community.
The mining activities, taking place barely 100 meters from the school and health centre, have left deep pits and loose earth behind.
According to school authorities, the situation poses a major safety risk to pupils, while the abandoned pits have become mosquito breeding sites, worsening health conditions for patients at the nearby facility.
Assembly Member for the Konkoma Electoral Area, Stephen Abrokwah says the situation poses a serious risk to the community.
Citi News has gathered that officials from the National Security have effected some arrests in connection with the illegal mining activities.
District Chief Executive for Bosomtwe, Engineer Abdullah Hamidu, has since intervened and initiated a reclamation exercise to restore the degraded land.
He has also vowed to pursue those responsible for the destruction.
Meanwhile, the Assembly is urging residents to support efforts to clamp down on illegal mining in the area.
