Traditional leaders in Konongo have stormed a galamsey site with a crate of eggs to invoke curses through their deity, Apontuah, against persons engaged in illegal mining, warning that anyone who continues destroying local water bodies will face the consequences of their actions.
“We have warned you repeatedly to stop destroying our waterbodies through illegal mining, but you have refused to listen.
Today, we have been compelled to invoke curses on anyone who continues with this act. If anything happens to anyone involved, no one should come to the palace,” the traditional leaders said.
The action adds to a long-running battle between Konongo’s traditional authorities and illegal miners operating in the area.
The Konongohene, Nana Awuah Abedimisa II, has previously issued strong public statements against galamsey, declaring he “deeply abhors” the practice and warning of punitive action against any chief, sub-chief, or elder found complicit in it.
Illegal mining has severely degraded the Owerri River and other water sources in the Konongo area, repeatedly threatening the operations of Ghana Water Company Limited’s treatment plants in the area due to high turbidity levels linked to galamsey activity.
Residents and local clergy have for years described the situation as a source of deep frustration, accusing police, the district assembly, and other authorities of failing to act despite the mining’s visible presence, in some cases just meters from the main Konongo-Accra highway.
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