Erasmus Asare Donkor who is a broadcast, investigative, and environmental journalist known for his reporting on the impacts of illegal mining and climate change in Ghana, has shared a distressing update on the devastating impact of galamsey on a rubber plantation in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Wilson Estates Ltd, a company that has owned and developed the land since 1972, has seen its 1650-acre property, with over 500 acres of matured rubber, being taken over by armed illegal mining thugs.
The plantation, located in Fischer, between Apedwa Junction and Bunsu Junction, has been ravaged, with close to 100 acres of planted rubber destroyed. Despite the farmer’s repeated reports to the Bunsu police and the regional police headquarters at Kyebi, no assistance has been provided to save his livelihood.
Erasmus’s update highlights the desperate situation faced by the farmer, who is now watching helplessly as his property is destroyed. The appeal has been made to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Yohunu, to intervene and provide assistance to the beleaguered farmer.
Ruth Abla ADJORLOLO
