GIS to investigate reports on children's involvement in 'gallamsey'

Wa, Dec. 22, GNA - The Upper West Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) will soon commence serious investigations into reports of alleged involvement of children in illegal mining (gallamsey) activities in the Region.

The command said it was necessary to carry out the investigations on the alleged reports received by the command in order to ascertain the degree to which the children were involved in the 'gallamsey' activities to enable it to adopt measures to protect them.

Deputy Superintendent of Immigration (DSI) Sampson Ofori-Danso, Head of Enforcement and Operations Unit in the Region, mentioned this during a Regional Multi-sectoral Committee meeting on the rights and welfare of the child organised by the Department of Children in the egion.