DR. PAUL ACQUAH (PLAINTIFF) vs. IBRAHIM ISSAKA (DEFENDANT)

The claim of the plaintiff in this suit is for a declaration of title to all that piece of land situate at Nungua New Town-Accra, recovery of possession, general damages for trespass and an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, his servants, agents and workmen form interfering in any way with the land. The basis of plaintiff's claim is that on 19th March 1996, Robert Sacketh Danquah and Amma Adubea Danquah assigned their unexpired interest in the land which they leased from the Nungua Stool in 1973. The deed of assignment was stamped as No. LVB 7435/99 and registered as No. 2175/1999. The assignment plaintiff said was consented to by the Greater Accra Lands Commission in 1997. In 2003, plaintiff said he obtained building permit No. 137 to enable him develop the land. According to the plaintiff, whiles mobilizing funds to commence his project, defendant trespassed on the land and started building on it at an alarming rate. As a first step, he reported defendant's ...