EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: CC - Kyebi School for the Deaf, Abusco besieged by Galamsey.



KIBI, GHANA - Illegal mining, also known as ‘galamsey’ has reared its ugly head in the Kyebi School for the Deaf, with the operators (galamseyers) turning the whole compound of the School into a mining area. Source: The Chronicle



Joy News - Several pits dug by illegal mining operators in the compound of Kyebi School for the Deaf in the Eastern Region, is threatening the lives of its 235 students.



The illegal miners started digging these pits some few meters from the classrooms four years ago.



The children have to restrict themselves to just a few metres from their classrooms to play. Anymore and they stand the risk of tripping and drowning in pits dug around the school compound.

Joy News' Beatrice Adu reported that the situation has worsened with the onset of the rains as the large pits are filled to the brim.



One child is said to have died in one of the pits two years ago.



Some residents are afraid to speak publicly about the matter. They have accused some chiefs and persons they describe as ‘big people’ as supporting these illegal miners.



School officials and residents are calling on the Ghana Education Service to urgently come to their aid and build a wall around the school to protect the children or risk more deaths. ... Read more http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2014/June-9th/illegal-mining-pits-endanger-lives-of-200-deaf-students.php