An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail of GH¢2 million to two men accused of making conflicting grants of the same parcel of land. The court admitted farmer Nene Ebenezer Mormo Kissiedu Nyamaa II and retired educationist George Kenneth Tetteh, each with three sureties, one of which must be justified.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Seth Frimpong told the court that the accused allegedly granted the same land to different persons despite prior transactions involving the property. He said the accused, acting as Stool Priest and Secretary of the Gbesedorm Clan, together with other clan representatives, relied on a Supreme Court judgment dated 7 July 2021 and re‑granted the land to Ibrahim Yakubu, known as Sariki Awala, through an indenture dated 3 January 2022.
The prosecution said the complainant, Francis Godsway Ntem, a trader from Tema, was introduced to the accused between 2021 and 2022 while searching for land for development. The accused allegedly represented that they had land around Asutsuare Junction on the Akosombo main road and subsequently sold 1,009 acres to the complainant, who was issued with an indenture.
When Ntem tried to develop the land, Yakubu confronted him and claimed ownership. Investigations revealed that Yakubu had acquired 628.12 acres at Luom‑Osudoku in 2010 from the late Chief of Luom and had since developed the land, including establishing a livestock farm and granting portions to third parties.
ASP Frimpong said ownership claims later emerged following court decisions involving the land. He added that the accused knew of earlier transactions involving the land but allegedly accepted money from the complainant and granted the same property to him. The prosecution further alleged that in October 2019, the Gbesedorm Clan granted 3,211 acres, including Yakubu’s parcel, to the Aworteye Narh Family.
Nyamaa II and Tetteh have denied conspiring to grant land to more than one person. The court directed the accused to report weekly to the Police investigator and adjourned the case to 16 November 2026.
