A young police officer has lost his life in the line of duty during an anti galamsey operation.
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The officer, identified as Constable John Kwabena was part of a group of officers sent to Assign Asaman to halt galamsey operations over there.
He However didn’t make it as he drowns in the Offin River and was pronounced dead when he was rescued out of the water.
Galamsey have been a major problem in the Country for years now with many efforts to halt it yielding no results.
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Currently, Government is deploying security personnels to guide river banks where the illegal gold minds are ongoing.
