Following the destruction of ripe cocoa plantations and other cash and food crops, members of the Concerned Farmers Association of Breman (CFAB) have urgently called on authorities to halt Perseus Mining Ghana Limited (PMGL) from inflicting further damage.
Distressed local farmers in Breman in the Upper Denkyira West, Central Region, report that their situation has severely worsened, reducing them to paupers.
“Our livelihoods have been taken away. How can we care for our families now that the mining company has destroyed our means of survival—farming!” said affected farmer, Paul Minah, in a telephone interview with Ghanaian RADAR.
Speaking tersely, Mr. Minah warned that unless an immediate action is taken, the company will destroy Breman’s remaining cocoa farms.
The farmers, now counting their losses, cannot understand why Perseus resorted to what they call an “inhumane act,” especially since the company had not yet agreed on compensation with them.
Some indicated that although the company had come to them for negotiations, they had been no agreement.
“Why should the company take such a unilateral action and destroy our livelihoods without any agreement?” Mr. Minah questioned.
They vowed to use all legal means to ensure Perseus faces the full extent of the law.
“We firmly state that we will not rest until we receive justice for this injustice,” they declared.
Meanwhile, Ghanaian RADAR has learned that police officers from the Diaso Command arrived in Breman on Monday, September 8, 2025, to investigate—but only after collecting GHC1,000 from the farmers for fuel after failing to appear as promised on Monday, Sunday, September 7.
As previously reported by Ghanaian RADAR, Perseus allegedly conducted a two-phase operation that bulldozed cocoa farms belonging to eight farmers in Breman, Upper Denkyira West District, sparking community fury and leaving economic ruin.
The affected farmers—Paul Minah (4 acres), Paul Kofi Minah (1.5 acres), Kwao Minah (3.5 acres), widow Ama Asantewaa (6 acres), Wofa K, Wofa Adinkra, Auntie Blaa, and John Koomson—are all CFAB members.
The raids destroyed not only cocoa trees but also harvested ripe cocoa and other crops like cassava, plantain, pineapple, sugarcane, and yam, without warning or compensation.
Eyewitnesses stated the operations involved two excavators, accompanied by seven armed police officers and unspecified military personnel.
Story By: Dennis Ato Keelson
