[2024]DLHC17822 • January 29, 2024 • High Court
KOFI ATTAH AYENSU vs. SEIDU ALHASSAN & 4ORS.
RULING I. BACKGROUND 1. By a Writ and Statement of Claim filed on 9th October 2019, the Plaintiff instituted an action against four Defendants in respect of a parcel of land stated to be situate at Oyibi, in Accra and measuring approximately 10.81 acres. 2. It is the case of the Plaintiff that he acquired the subject land from the Head and Principal elders of Nii Moi We of Oyibi. He stated that immediately after acquiring the subject land he erected corner pillars and engaged the services of a caretaker to ward off trespassers. The Plaintiff added that he also registered the subject land after acquisition and obtained a Land Title Certificate. 3. It is the further case of the Plaintiff that he was outside Ghana receiving medical treatment when his caretaker informed him that the Defendants were engaged in development activities on the subject land. The Plaintiff stated that the conduct of the Defendants were reported to the police, but the Defendants who are businessmen and...