Two men accused of granting the same parcel of land to different parties have each been granted bail of GH¢2 million by an Accra Circuit Court. The men, Nene Ebenezer Mormo Kissiedu Nyamaa II, a farmer, and George Kenneth Tetteh, a retired educationist, face allegations linked to conflicting land transactions at Asutsuare Junction on the Akosombo main road.
The prosecution told the court that between 2021 and 2022, the complainant, Francis Godsway Ntem, a trader from Tema, was introduced to the accused while searching for land to develop. Nyamaa II and Tetteh allegedly claimed ownership of land around Asutsuare Junction and sold 1,009 acres to Ntem, issuing him an indenture as proof of the transaction.
Trouble emerged when Ibrahim Yakubu, also known as Sariki Awala, confronted Ntem during development efforts, claiming the land as his own. Investigations revealed that Yakubu had acquired 628.12 acres of land in Luom-Osudoku in 2010 from the late Chief of Luom. Yakubu had developed the land into a livestock farm and granted portions to third parties.
The prosecution said the conflicting ownership claims followed a series of court decisions and land grants. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police Seth Frimpong, the accused, acting as Stool Priest and Secretary of the Gbesedorm Clan, re-granted the land to Yakubu through an indenture dated January 3, 2022. This grant was based on a Supreme Court judgment from July 7, 2021.
Further complicating matters, the prosecution said that in October 2019 the Gbesedorm Clan granted 3,211 acres, including Yakubu’s parcel, to the Aworteye Narh Family. ASP Frimpong told the court the accused knew of earlier transactions but still accepted money from Ntem and granted the same property to him.
Both Nyamaa II and Tetteh denied conspiring to grant the land to more than one person. The court admitted them to bail with three sureties each, one of which must be justified, and directed the accused to report weekly to the police investigator. The case was adjourned to November 16, 2026.
The dispute involves overlapping claims tied to traditional land custodianship and multiple grants over the same acreage. The prosecution’s case centers on whether the accused knowingly granted land to different parties despite prior agreements and court rulings.
According to Joy Online.
