Suaman Chiefs Invoke Curses On Galamseyers
The chiefs and traditional office holders requested their deities and ancestors to deal with those involved in destruction of the water bodies and alleged to be operating under ‘orders from above’.
Freeman Koryekpor 
Chiefs, fetish priests, queen mothers and elders of Dadieso Traditional Council in Suaman District of the Western North Region have invoked curses on persons they say are operating illegal small scale mining activities in their areas destroying water bodies, forest reserves and environment.
The chiefs and traditional office holders requested their deities and ancestors to deal with those involved in destruction of the water bodies and alleged to be operating under ‘orders from above’.
Led by Adumhene of Dadieso, Nana Gyekye Panyin at an open display of their anger against what they say has been going on for too long, they poured libation to invoke the gods to deal with everyone playing a part in what they say is plain thievery, and asked that the guilty should not be spared a moment of sleep nor peace.
"We ask you to chase anyone responsible for that act, chase them in the night, by day, whether he lays down, stands, at table, bathing, in bed with the wife, let them know that they have touched the untouchable," he prayed.
Nana Gyekye Panyin, told Soireenews.com that the motive behind the exercise was to seek the help of the gods to protect the rivers against the activities of illegal miners.
"We are not against mining, but to the extent of mine in the water bodies uncalled-for, hence the need to act ritually to get the gods.
The rituals were performed at the river Bia to strike dead those engaging in illegal mining activities in areas such as Fanoma, Sui and Toya.
"Those who are involved or behind the illegal mining activities, whether government officials, individuals of the area, politician or whoever, the great gods of our land and rivers should deal with them", the Adumhene reiterated.
According to him, the water bodies are dear to the heart of the chiefs and people of the area to the extent that they will do everything physically and spiritually to protect it from the destruction of galamseyers.
On his side, the District Chief Executive for Suaman, Hon. Philip Boahen added that possible measures had been done to deal with galamseyers, but happened in vain.
He stated that, in conviction to the performance of the rituals, he sides with the chiefs aside the burning of the galamseyer's machines.
"I've been working with the Suama District Security Committee (DISEC) on several occasions by burning galamsey machines but in transient, they comes back. I therefore support in dogma of the chief's activities," the DCE expressed.
