Private legal practitioner, Martin KpebuPrivate legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has urged campaigners against illegal mining to rely only on peer-reviewed research, warning that unverified data on galamsey’s effects could create fear and panic among the public. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, October 3, he welcomed the increased advocacy against galamsey but warned that some data on the effects lack proper scientific backing. He questioned recent research that attributes spontaneous abortions to galamsey, urging researchers to publish full details and subject their work to peer review. Correlation is not necessarily causation.”He explained what he meant by peer review, describing it as a standard quality check. “I am not downplaying the reported review of galamsey; I am just asking for a peer review so that we don’t take things that generally.