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James Kwabena Bomfeh, also called Kabila has called on the mining task force to halt the burning of excavators belonging to illegal miners.

Two hundred (200) soldiers have been tasked to remove all persons involved in illegal mining (galamsey).

As part of their operation, the soldiers have been burning the excavators used in galamsey.

Speaking during a panel discussion on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' programme, Kabila kicked against the decision to burn the excavators.

To him, it is unlawful and also reveals the deficiency of the Military assigned to the mining areas.

Kabila, in outlining how the Military should handle the situation, stated that the fact that the Military would go to a mining area to meet no miner is indicative of a lack of due diligence supposed to be done by the Military.

According to him, he trusts in the intelligence of the Military to swoop down on the illegal miners while working and so, asked them to go undercover rather than going to burn excavators.

''You went there unannounced but the people got tipoff and run away. It shows that your method is faulty. Use an alternate method which is go undercover, which we have the capacity to do that . . . We have made great efforts for our intelligence Service to uncover serious crimes in this country," he said.

He asked, "Why are we looking so helpless, so miserable because there are few people who are embarking on impunity?''