Paramount Chief of Twifo Atti-Morkwa, Oseadeayo Kwasi Kenin IV, has been presented before the Kumasi High Court over allegations of his involvement in illegal mining (galamsey) on a concession belonging to Kadesh Mining Enterprise.
According to Kadesh Mining Enterprise, the chief together with his accomplices have destroyed over 85% of their 14.73 acre mining site with their illegal activities.
According to court filings, Kadesh Mining states that the paramount chief has admitted his involvement in the illegal activities, which have caused considerable financial losses to the company.
Kadesh Mining Enterprise is seeking to recover GH¢15 million worth of gold, allegedly mined by the defendants, in addition to GH¢20 million in damages for the economic losses incurred.
Kadesh Mining was granted a five-year small-scale mining licence on 11th June 2024, following a lease application submitted the previous year. However, the company claims that before it could commence operations, the concession was taken over by the paramount chief, his linguist, Okyeame Yaw Asamoah, Ernest Ahorlu, and a Chinese national, Wu Ming Ji, who is said to be a foreign mining collaborator.
