3 suspected galamseyers granted GH¢300, 000.00 bail
Three persons have been granted GH¢100,000.00 bail with two sureties each, by the Nkawie circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region, for allegedly engaging in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, at Atwima-Tetrem.
Fatawu Seidu, 35, mechanic, Solomon Osei, 40, barber, and Simon Awindawu, 19, unemployed, all friends, pleaded not guilty and will reappear before court on May 5.
Police Detective Chief Inspector Ntim Boadu, prosecuting, told the court, presided by Mr Robert Addo, that the complainants in the case were police officers.
The court heard that the police had a tipoff that the accused were prospecting for gold in the concession of the Asanko Gold Mining Company at Tetrem-Aboabo.
Insp Boadu said when police went to the site, they met the accused there, but upon seeing the police, accused hid their gold detector machine in the pit and fled.
The prosecution said police, however, managed to arrest them and in their caution statement, Fatawu and Awindawu admitted the offense.
But Osei denied the offense and telling the police that he only accompanied his friends to the site. –GNA
