THE LAW 101: Revisiting the 2019 Akonta Mining Judgment

Long before the landmark criminal proceedings of 2025 that terminated on Monday July 20, 2026, the legal operations and corporate activities surrounding Akonta Mining Company Limited were subjected to rigorous judicial scrutiny in the civil courts.

In Akonta Mining Company Limited & 4 Others v.

The Attorney General & 3 Others (Suit No.

E12/51/13), delivered on January 18, 2019, at the Automated High Court, Sekondi, the court confronted a suit alleging state trespass, unlawful conversion, physical looting, and extortion arising from government anti-galamsey operations in May and June 2013. ...