The residents have lived on the land for many years
The residents have lived on the land for many years
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An attack by land guards on properties on land at Sawmill Down at Dome Pillar Two in Accra on Sunday morning has left more than 60 residents, including children and pregnant women, displaced.

The land guards, wielding guns and machetes, destroyed makeshift structures occupied by the residents, in an attempt to eject them from the land, which is a subject of court litigation.

Eyewitnesses say one of the pregnant women fell unconscious during the attack and had to be rushed to the hospital.

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One of the destroyed structures
One of the destroyed structures

The attackers, who arrived at the scene on motorbikes, hacked and vandalized all 14 wooden structures on the two-plot land, warning to burn down the structures if the residents refused to leave.

The police were called in but the attackers, numbering about eight, escaped before the arrival of the police patrol team.

The original owner of the land, Nana Kwame, permitted the residents to occupy half of the land, on humanitarian grounds, while he built on the other half.

The residents are living in fear
The residents are living in fear

According to him, he acquired the land in 1995 from one of the Gbese families, adding that there had been no issue until recently when another family gave an indication that it had won a court case over the ownership of the lands in that area.

Nana Kwame explained that the family filed a suit in court against him over the land, and as part of the settlement, he decided to attorn tenancy to the new family, and pay the necessary fees.

Over 60 residents have been displaced
Over 60 residents have been displaced

But before they could sign the settlement agreement, the family said it had sold the land to another person, popularly known as Bolumba, who also claims to have sold it to a new buyer.

According to Nana Kwame, he has secured a court injunction restricting Bolumba and his assigns from entering the land, indicating he will file for contempt against him.

 

VIAEdmund Mingle
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