The owners of 10 demolished houses in Aziliganoor, Accra, have called on law enforcement agencies to investigate and charge the culprits with an “illegal” search.
George Oti Bonsu said those who ordered the destruction of structures worth more than GH¢60 million abused their political power and used uniformed police and military personnel to achieve their objectives. be done.
His spokesman Benjamin Danso told a press conference at the site on Monday that searches conducted at the Adenta Circuit Court and the Land Commission found that the demolition was not permitted by law.
He said Bongsu and his allies will not give up in their pursuit of justice, adding that they will use all legal means to ensure the perpetrators are apprehended.
The building was allegedly demolished two weeks ago in the presence of people believed to be police or military personnel, after violence and assaults were committed against people at the site.
Danso accused Hajia Aisha, a party to the land dispute, of being the brains behind the demolition with the support of Abu Ramadan, deputy director of the National Disaster Management Agency.
He said they claimed the land belonged to their sister, Second Lady Samira Bawumia, and that their father had plans to build a family home on the disputed land.
Danso said Bonsu acquired the land from the Anokwei and Tuaka families of Tessier in 1992, but when the Akkuraboidoku family obtained a Supreme Court judgment, Bonsu compensated them.
He said that amidst litigation over the land – one brought by the Winchester Empire at the Tema High Court and the other by another party at the Adenta High Court – Hajia Aisha filed a suit at the Adenta Circuit Court. He then filed an application for an injunction to stop Bongsu’s suit. Process with his structure.
He said that Mr. Bonsu’s lawyer informed the Adenta Circuit Court that ownership of the same land was pending in a higher court, and that the lower court (Adenta) subsequently ordered Mr. Bonsu to proceed with the construction. He said the Tema High Court had ruled to allow it. Nothing could change that decision.
Subsequently, a suit against Mr. Bonsu at the Accra High Court on the same land was dismissed and all parties were advised to join the action at the Tema High Court, but Mr. Hajia received a judgment in his favor at the Adenta Circuit Court. He said that he had secured it.
He said the building was demolished despite an appeal against Hajia’s sentence and the intervention of former President John Kufuor after a suspension of sentence was filed.
attempt by ghana times Efforts to reach Mr. Ramadan were unsuccessful, and calls made to him went unanswered or returned. He also did not respond to text messages or WhatsApp messages sent to him.
Meanwhile, a statement released by the second lady, Mrs. Bawumia, seen by the newspaper, denies any involvement in the demolition of the house.
Written by Jonathan Donkow