They raped the natural environment in Akyem Abuakwa with ruthless abandon, and destroyed its natural heritage with complete impunity.
The devastation wrought by the selfish activities of illegal gold miners and loggers, across a vast swathe of the Ghanaian countryside, in the forest-belt, is scandalous and a national tragedy of apocalyptic proportions.
Alas, gold seems to trigger off the worst in those driven mostly by unfathomable greed. That confounded metal seems to evoke the worst in so many in our country today - especially now its price has reached historically high and unprecedented levels.
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