The illegal miner standing by his burnt machine
An illegal miner, locally known as a galamseyer, has rained curses on some military personnel who stormed his mining site and destroyed machinery and equipment.
In a video shared on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the miner invoked the curses using Jeremiah 15:1-3, accusing the military team of unfairly targeting only his site out of ten others in the area.
According to him, he was devastated by the destruction of his property, especially since he claimed his operations did not harm any water bodies.
Out of pain, he recited the Bible passage as he invoked the curses:
“Then the Lord said to me: ‘Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence! Let them go!
And if they ask you, “Where shall we go?” tell them, “This is what the Lord says:
“‘Those destined for death, to death;
those for the sword, to the sword;
those for starvation, to starvation;
those for captivity, to captivity.’
“I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,” declares the Lord, “the sword to kill and the dogs to drag away, and the birds and the wild animals to devour and destroy.’”
He continued:
“If you were here for a general operation, that’s okay. But if you singled my site out for destruction, then you shall not go unpunished. Because of what you have done, I invoke affliction and misfortune upon you and your descendants.
“A disease that has no cure should afflict you. May the Lord cause your enemies to always defeat you in battle. May the Lord afflict your soul with pain. Whenever you board a vehicle, drink water, or eat food, may you know no peace.
“If you spend money from the proceeds of this gold, may you die. May our cries and sorrow turn into fire and consume you and your descendants. Whoever had a hand in this destruction—may a disease with no cure afflict you for the rest of your life.”
This emotional outburst came barely a week after a joint task force comprising the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), the Forestry Commission, and the National Security Secretariat launched a major operation against illegal mining syndicates in the Offin Shelter Belt Reserve, within the Nkawie Forest District.
The crackdown, which underscores the government’s determination to end galamsey, led to the seizure of 12 excavators, the arrest of five suspects—including a Chinese national—and the recovery of two pump-action shotguns from the raided camps.
Illegal miner invokes Jeremiah 15:1, cursing military personnel who stormed their site, completely destroying their machinery and equipments.
According to him, the operation was a targeted attack, as out of over ten mining sites in the area, theirs was the only one destroyed. pic.twitter.com/1NSkvfhwgR
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) June 13, 2025
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