{"id":296617,"date":"2017-02-23T11:30:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T11:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=296617"},"modified":"2017-02-23T11:30:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T11:30:37","slug":"26-arrested-for-destroying-mining-equipment-at-sefwi-mafia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/26-arrested-for-destroying-mining-equipment-at-sefwi-mafia\/","title":{"rendered":"26 arrested for destroying mining equipment at Sefwi Mafia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Police in Sefwi Wiawso in the Western Region, have confirmed the\u00a0arrest of 26 persons at Sefwi Mafia, for burning down mining equipment belonging to small-scale scale miners \u00a0operating at Komiama, a farming community in the area.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Divisional Police Commander for Sefwi Wiawso, Chief Superintendent Enor, the miners had been called to the Juabeso District Police Command, after residents of Komiama, a town near to Sefwi Mafia, \u00a0raised concerns about the operations of the miners.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;gW3POj2Y0RNKoJq77UREtyZjooDk1YXb&#8221;]He said while addressing the matter, the residents of Sefwi Mafia invaded the mining site, and destroyed a brand new excavator and other equipment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chief Supt. Enor added that, the miners were not operating in Sefwi Mafia &#8220;but they thought when the miners finished working at Komiama, they will proceed to Sefwi Mafia, that is why they went to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My district commander had called the leadership of the miners for a meeting, when Sefwi Mafia people went there to destroy their equipment. So the miners even thought we were those empowering the people to destroy their equipment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He concluded that, &#8220;we are currently carrying out our screening to identify those culpable after which we will process them \u00a0for court&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Obrempong Yaw Ampofo\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Police in Sefwi Wiawso in the Western Region, have confirmed the\u00a0arrest of 26 persons at Sefwi Mafia, for burning down mining equipment belonging to small-scale scale miners \u00a0operating at Komiama, a farming community in the area. 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