Gift Emmanuel Kofi Tsamah, a private lawyer who also works as a Principal Revenue Officer with the Ghana Revenue Authority, has filed a petition to the Interior Minister and the Attorney‑General demanding an independent investigation into alleged misconduct by the Criminal Investigations Department’s Property Fraud Unit in a land dispute at Okpoi Gonno, Ledzokuku Municipality, Greater Accra Region.
Tsamah claims he was arrested on 6 and 7 October despite voluntarily attending CID meetings and presenting documents that prove his claim to the land, including an indenture dated 9 February 2012 and a Land Title Certificate issued 21 November 2019. He says his ownership pre‑dates the current dispute and that he began developing the property in 2018, erecting a gated perimeter wall and a one‑bedroom building.
The petition also names Yakubu Ibrahim and Saniki Awala as individuals allegedly interfering with Tsamah’s interest in the property. It alleges that a police detective visited the site on 6 October with seven men in unregistered vehicles who attempted to intimidate and arrest Tsamah’s cousin, Fredson Kofi Tetteh, who lives on the property. On 13 October, Tsamah says Awala led a group of alleged land guards onto the premises, assaulting his cousin after the cousin tried to record the activity.
Tsamah accuses the CID officers of using the police as an instrument to aid one party in the dispute and questions the evidence supporting the competing claim, citing a one‑page petition from Ibrahim that lacks sufficient detail. He requests that the authorities examine how the competing claims were assessed, determine whether police procedures were followed, and disclose the full complaint against him and the documents relied upon by those asserting an interest in the land.
The petition calls for appropriate administrative or legal action against any officer found to have acted improperly, unlawfully or beyond their authority. Tsamah remains willing to cooperate with a legitimate investigation and provide all relevant documents.
No response has been received from the Ghana Police Service or the individuals named, and the allegations remain unverified pending an independent inquiry.
