NAIMOS - Ghana News Express

The Eastern South Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested five suspects for allegedly impersonating officials of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and extorting money from miners. In a press release dated January 3, 2026, the Police said the suspects were taken into custody on Friday, January 2, 2026. The individuals have been identified as Moses Tapiam, 43; Christopher Amakor, 29; Casimir Nunekpeku, 29; Wisdom Miwonuko, 35; and Paul Agbanu, 53. According to the Police, the suspects were dressed in security uniforms and falsely claimed to be NAIMOS operatives from Accra. They allegedly moved from one mining site to another at Akwadum in the Abuakwa South Municipality near Kibi, extorting money from miners. Following intelligence-led...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has directed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters to take over investigations into a violent attack on the Director of Operations of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and his team at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region. The directive follows an incident that occurred on Saturday, November 1, 2025, when the NAIMOS Director and his team were attacked by a group of thugs after intercepting suspected illegal miners operating near Bronikrom. Preliminary investigations reveal that the team had arrested several suspects and seized key exhibits, including: One (1) Smith & Wesson pistol Two (2) pistol magazines Twenty-one (21) rounds of 9mm ammunition An unregistere...

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