What did they die for? – Miracles Aboagye questions six deaths during anti-galamsey operation
by Gabs · MyNewsGh.comNPP National Director of Communications Dennis Miracles Aboagye has demanded answers over the deaths of six people linked to an anti-galamsey operation, questioning whether the exercise has achieved its intended purpose of protecting Ghana’s natural resources.
Aboagye argued that authorities must establish the individual roles of those involved instead of treating all six people as guilty.
He cautioned against making blanket accusations, insisting that investigators must identify those responsible and ensure that innocent individuals are not wrongly implicated.
To explain his position, the NPP communicator referred to a BBC documentary he had watched about the deaths of three young men during the burial of late Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga.
He said the documentary reconstructed the incident and showed how the movements of individuals at the scene could be established.
Using the example, Aboagye argued that a similar level of attention should be given to identifying the people involved in the incident under discussion.
“We cannot bunch all these six people together and label all of them. We must be sure that there’s no innocent soul,” he said on Joy News on November 14, 2026.
He also questioned the government’s justification for the operation, particularly its stated objective of protecting water bodies from illegal mining.
Aboagye argued that the authorities needed to show evidence that the anti-galamsey campaign was producing improvements rather than relying on public relations whenever enforcement exercises resulted in casualties.
“Look at this water. These six people who are dead, has the water colour changed? What did they die for?” he asked.
He further questioned why individuals allegedly identified in videos and audio recordings involving illegal mining had not been arrested, while enforcement operations continued elsewhere.
“What the hell are you doing on the streets, transporting excavators when you have audios and videos and their time, which you haven’t dealt with?” he queried.
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