In the Galamsey combat, Dominic Ayine supports the shoot-to-kill strategy

Dr Dominic Ayine, the former deputy attorney general, has suggested taking a more drastic stance in the battle against galamsey, or illicit mining.
A “shoot on sight” policy, according to the MP from Bolgatanga East seat, would be more advantageous for the government’s attempts to confront the threat.

His remarks coincide with a stepped-up campaign to combat illicit mining, since the destruction of Ghana’s forest reserves remains a major worry.
Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, Dr. Ayine clarified that those caught doing illicit mining near water bodies might be the target of drones fitted with assault capabilities.

“I have been discussing with a brother of mine… he has been proposing radically that we should actually send drones with either bullets or bombs with heat detection technology so that if we detect human activity in that area, they should just fire.”
“If that is what will save us from this environmental genocide, I will support it,” he stated.

Dr. Mensa-Bonsu, the head of Ashesi Law and associate professor, is against this strategy.
She thinks it might ultimately result in the deaths of innocent people who weren’t the ones doing the stated crime.

Drones, however, are not human. They cannot claim, for one individual, that we believe is acceptable and, for another, that we think is not. Thus, they will ultimately commit suicide.