A shocking revelation has been made by an illegal miner, who has confessed to sacrificing newborn babies on galamsey sites for gold.

In a horrifying video circulating on social media, the man, whose identity is concealed, is heard expressing regret for the atrocious act while he shares details of the deadly practice.

He explained in Twi, a local dialect, that some illegal miners connive with some nurses in hospitals to smuggle newborn babies, which they buy and take to galamsey sites.

On the site, the baby's head is cracked open into the galamsey pit for rituals, which he claims the blood generates more gold for the miners to collect and sell for money.

"When we buy the fresh babies from the nurses, they are taken to the underground, killed, by cracking them hard on the walls of the pit and the blood is used for rituals. The death of the human being is necessary to make the land act on their demands for more gold," he said in an interview on Angel FM.

He added that when this happens, no one else is able to mine more gold than those who were involved in the sacrifice.

Implying that a miner can mine more gold in an area but another person will find it difficult to access just a piece of gold.

The narrator further revealed that some miners also kill their fellow miners for rituals in the course of their work.

Attributing the cause of death to the notion that "Asaase akasa", to wit, "the earth has spoken".

"Your own fellow miner can pick a rod while you are in the pit. He will deliberately use the rod to release huge already loose stones on you and say it is a natural act by the earth," he expressed.

The video has sparked outrage and condemnation from social media users, who have called for justice and protection for innocent lives.

Galamsey is a term used to describe illegal mining activities in Ghana, which have caused serious environmental damage and health risks.The government has launched several campaigns and operations to clamp down on galamsey, but the practice persists due to various factors.

Source: The Independent Ghana | Amanda Cartey