THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND NACOTICS CONTROL BOARD vs. NAYELE AMETEPE AND MADAM AKUA ADUBOFOUR [2022]DLCA11493

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND NACOTICS CONTROL BOARD vs. NAYELE AMETEPE AND MADAM... [2022]DLCA11493

Date	2022-04-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/79/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLCA11493

SENYO DZAMEFE JA PRESIDING

MERELY WOOD JA

ERIC BAAH JA

ABU ISSAH FOR 1ST APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

NAA OKAILEY ADAMEFIO FOR 2ND APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

KWESI BAFFOE INTSIFUL FOR CLAIMANT/APPELLANT

[2022]DLCA11493
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR&nbsp; &nbsp;AND
NACOTICS CONTROL BOARD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NAYELE AMETEPE AND MADAM AKUA
ADUBOFOUR<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL
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NO. H1/79/2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 28th April, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>ABU ISSAH FOR 1ST APPLICANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>NAA OKAILEY ADAMEFIO FOR 2ND APPLICANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SENYO DZAMEFE JA PRESIDING, MERELY WOOD JA, ERIC
BAAH JA<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;DZAMEFE
JA:<o:p></o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>On 10th day of November 2014, the
respondent Nayele Ametepe, was arrested at the Heathrow Airport by the United
Kingdom Border Force with 12.5 Kg of cocaine a narcotic drug and was
consequently charged for “Concerned in evasion of prohibition/restriction on
import imposed by Section 3(1) of MDA 71-Class A drug of the United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p>That on the 6th day of January, 2015 the
respondent was arraigned before the Crown Court at lsleworth in London, presided
over by His Hon. Judge Martin Edmunds QB in case Ref. T20141080, she pleaded
guilty and upon her own plea was convicted and sentenced to a term of Eight (8)
years, Eight (8) months imprisonment In Hard Labour (IHL).&nbsp; The respondent Nayele Ametepe alias Ruby
Appiah @ Ruby Adu Gyamfi) served her prison sentence at HMP SEND RIPLEY- WOKING
SURREY GU 23 7LJ PRISON with Prison Number A9518DH in the United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p>On 5th January 2015, HOUSE No.5, 4th
Asoyi Link, East Legon Extension, Accra was seized by the 2nd Applicant/Respondent
by pasting seizure notices on the walls of the house.<o:p></o:p>Subsequently, an unnumbered house at Pease,
Kuntunase in the Ashanti Region of Ghana was also identified as belonging to
the Respondent/Convict and therefore liable for confiscation.<o:p></o:p>The Claimant herein filed a motion on notice of
interest on 23rd February 2016 in respect of both Houses. <o:p></o:p>On 6th October 2016, hearing of the
application commenced where both parties that is the claimant and respondent
called their witnesses and tendered documents to support their cases.&nbsp; At the close of the case the court delivered
its ruling on 25th of July 2017, confiscating House No.5, 4th
Asoyi Link, East Legon Ext, Accra as belonging to the Respondent (Nayele
Ametepe) to the state.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The Claimant dissatisfied with this ruling launched
this appeal on the following grounds:-<o:p></o:p>GROUNDS OF APPEAL<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the judgment
is against the weight of evidence considering the facts and the evidence
adduced before the court.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The court erred on
the means by which ownership or title to landed property may be proved in Ghana<o:p></o:p>ADDITIONAL GROUNDS;<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;