Illegal Miners Kicked Out Of Offin Shelter Belt- Ashanti Regional Minister Informs Otumfuo
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has announced the retrieval of the Offin Shelter Belt in the Atwima Mponua District from illegal miners.
This follows a crackdown on the illegal miners who had taken over forest reserves in the region in late February.
Updating Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, on the fight, he said the forest reserve at the Offin Shelter Belt is now sanitized.
“We have started taking action on illegal mining. One forest reserve, the Offin Shelter Belt has been reclaimed,” he said on March 2, 2025, when he joined the second Akwasidae Festival of the year.
He said efforts are underway to reclaim the land and return the forest to its former glory.
On the earlier advice of Otumfuo for those engaged in illegal mining to be provided decent jobs, he said a desk has been established to address that.
“Otumfuo advised that we worked on unemployment. We have set up a desk at RCC to do that.”
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
