Twelve individuals alleged to be part of an illegal mining operation have been remanded into custody by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for damaging the Takoradi-Nsuta railway line.
The accused are standing trial on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, undertaking mining operations without a license, and causing unlawful damage.
In today’s proceedings, the court did not take their pleas, pending advice from the Attorney General’s office, to which the case docket has been forwarded.
The twelve suspects are:
- DENNIS ADOM
- ALEX KOFI ACQUAH
- KWAME SIMON
- ISAAC ARHIN
- LARRI KOKU
- LAMBON MOYISI
- ALI ASOMA
- NURUDEEN KOBINA
- JUDE AZUMAH
- YENDARI MOMBE
- JONATHAN AYAMDOR
- DANIEL COMBAT
Presiding Judge Her Ladyship Hathia Ama Manu remanded the suspects for a period of two weeks. The case has been adjourned, and the accused are to reappear on October 22, 2025.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
