{"id":100048,"date":"2025-10-24T11:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=100048"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:01:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:01:52","slug":"naimos-leads-decisive-operation-at-oda-river-forest-reserve-arrests-armed-imposters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=100048","title":{"rendered":"NAIMOS leads decisive operation at Oda River Forest Reserve; arrests armed imposters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), in collaboration with the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC), has executed a major intelligence-led operation that successfully dismantled entrenched illegal mining networks within the Oda River Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n

The coordinated mission, carried out on 23 October 2025, led to the arrest of several illegal miners and nine armed imposters posing as National Security operatives.<\/p>\n

According to a statement from NAIMOS, the operation was meticulously planned by its Headquarters and the Ashanti REGSEC to restore law and order in one of Ghana\u2019s most environmentally degraded forest reserves.<\/p>\n

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Three tactical teams were deployed across the forest to secure access routes and apprehend suspects.<\/p>\n

Acting on credible intelligence, operatives intercepted several illegal miners attempting to flee on motorbikes.<\/p>\n

Fifteen suspects were apprehended after admitting they had received advance warnings about the taskforce\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n

During the same mission, officers encountered nine armed men dressed in khaki uniforms who falsely claimed to be National Security personnel.<\/p>\n

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The imposters, said to be acting under the orders of a man identified as \u201cMajor Jabari,\u201d were found with one pistol containing three rounds of ammunition, a toy pistol, a pump-action shotgun with three cartridges, two handcuffs, and eight pouches.<\/p>\n

These items were seized for further investigation.<\/p>\n

In a related development, NAIMOS operatives foiled a bribery attempt by individuals who arrived in two vehicles\u2014a Toyota Tundra and a Ram pickup\u2014offering GH\u20b5100,000 and an additional GH\u20b520,000 as \u201cchop money\u201d for the release of the arrested suspects.<\/p>\n

The taskforce later advanced deeper into the reserve to assess the environmental devastation caused by illegal mining.<\/p>\n

Once reclaimed and replanted with trees and palm species, the forest had again been ravaged\u2014vegetation cleared, vast tracts of land degraded, and water bodies heavily polluted.<\/p>\n

The team discovered a makeshift settlement of wooden structures and tents used as operational bases by the miners, all of which were dismantled and destroyed to prevent future occupation.<\/p>\n

NAIMOS described the operation as a significant milestone in Ghana\u2019s renewed fight against illegal mining, made possible through strategic collaboration with the Ashanti REGSEC.<\/p>\n

Commending the mission\u2019s success, the Director of Operations, Colonel Dominic Buah, lauded the professionalism and discipline displayed by officers, calling the operation \u201ca model of inter-agency cooperation and enforcement excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

He emphasised that \u201cno individual, group, or impostor will be allowed to exploit Ghana\u2019s natural resources with impunity,\u201d assuring that NAIMOS will sustain coordinated actions nationwide to protect the country\u2019s forests and water bodies for future generations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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