When a building being constructed collapses and lives are lost, the cause can, in many cases, be traced to someone or some people breaking the law, or cutting corners. When a road that was built barely a year ago develops potholes, someone or some people have been breaking the law or cutting corners. The story of environmental degradation occasioned by illegal mining, what we call galamsey, is a clear case of people breaking the law.
Mprɛ bebree no ara sɛ dan bu kum nnipa a nhwehwɛmu a ɛmu dɔ da nadi sɛ obi anaa nnipa bi na buu mmara so anaa twitwaa nneɛma tiawa. Sɛ amena bɛdeda kwan foforɔ a ɛnni afe mu a obi anaa nnipa bi na abu mmara so anaa twitwaa nneɛma tiawa. Nsɛm a ɛfa galamsey a ɛresɛe yatenaeɛ di adanseɛ sɛ nnipa bi rebu mmara so.