Tension is brewing in and round Adjiringanor in East Legon after a gaggle of alleged armed land guards stormed the realm to hold out a demolition of some properties with out a courtroom order.
The incident which occurred at about 11:30pm on Friday didn’t solely see the demolition of properties below building, but additionally the taking pictures of staff on the web site.
The mentioned demolition train, which was believed to be carried out illegally since there was no Court order ordering such an train, was allegedly sanctioned by the previous Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, and one-time Board Chairman of GRA, Kwame Owusu.
Kwame Owusu who was mentioned to have known as for the providers of the mentioned land guards, is laying declare to parcel of land within the space for which the motion was staged to make sure that the homeowners of the land should not have a free option to develop their land.
Information gathered was that the ‘Kwame Owusu-thugs’ stormed the land with an excavator and a payloader with Registration No. 5869-19 and armed with harmful weapons amid firing of gunshots which scared staff away and even some residents dwelling across the neighborhood.
The armed thugs who have been able to kill judging from their actions on the web site, shot one particular person consider to be one of many staff on the positioning; sustaining critical harm on the leg and was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital for therapy. He remains to be on Admission.
Interestingly, three individuals belonging to the gang of individuals he allegedly contracted to hold out the demolition train have been arrested by the East Legon Police Command.
Their arrest got here to the land homeowners and residents as excellent news since they may breathe a sigh of reduction from the threats and atrocities of those Landguards however issues prove in another way when data allegedly got here from the Inspector General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare instructing the East Legon Police Commander to launch the suspects arrested on bail.
Although many residents consider the incident together with the taking pictures of the employees is legal and for that matter, the suspects have to be arraigned earlier than Court, the IGP this paper has gathered, was on the East Legon Police station in particular person to make sure the discharge of the suspects.
The growth didn’t go down effectively with residents and homeowners of the property who consider the interference of the IGP was uncalled for and that what the IGP ought to have carried out was to make sure that the matter is processed for courtroom.
Justice for the time being is hanging because the sufferer of the taking pictures is languishing in pains on the 37 Military Hospital while the perpetrators of the act are strolling free, simply due to a supposed “Order from Above,” and Kwame Owusu’s affiliation to the powers that be.
The tussle over land
This paper has established that the tussle over the mentioned land begun way back to 2017 when Rainsford Addoquaye Addotey, Nii Laryea Botwe II and King Dr Odaifio Welentsi III (Plaintiffs/Judgement Debtor) filed a case towards Falcon Crest Investment Limited, Samuel Kofi Diame and Numo Adjei Kwanko II.
In their submissions on the courtroom, the Applicant indicated that they’ve been in possession of the mentioned property since 2008 by a grant from the Numo Nmashie household and Tsie We household and to enter judgement and make consequential orders towards them with out giving them the chance to be heard is opposite to the legislation.
Hence, the Applicant filed to remain proceedings pending the willpower of the Application.
It emerged nonetheless that, Kwame Owusu in the course of the course of the trial, filed to affix Falcon Crest Investment Limited to battle the Applicant on this case.
However, Falcon Crest Investment Limited misplaced and the Applicants secured an Order of Possession on May 13, 2022 over the mentioned parcel of land.
This paper gathered that; Kwame Owusu who’s laying declare to the mentioned land claims to have secured an Injunction towards Falcon Crest Investment Limited over the mentioned parcel of land; which by the small print doesn’t belong to Falcon Crest Investment.
Sources have revealed that, Kwame Owusu earlier than the entire authorized tussle approached the homeowners of the land for negotiations however he was knowledgeable to contact the brand new homeowners for the reason that land had been bought out to a different particular person for amicable engagement and settlement ought to the brand new proprietor is keen to promote the land to him (Kwame Owusu.)
Interestingly, Kwame Owusu did not do the needful however reasonably determined to hunt the providers of armed land guards to assist him take undue possession of the land, with the help from the police hierarchy.
