National Security Operative Petitions IGP Over Alleged Land Grab Scandal; Former CID Director Accused Of Abuse Of Power
A national security operative with Ghana’s Ministry of National Security, Charles Amegadzie,With service number NSCT/OPS25/384, has formally petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to investigate allegations of abuse of power and unlawful conduct against the immediate past Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), COP Faustina Agyeiwaa Kodua Andoh-Kwofie.
According to a petition sighted by this publication, the former CID Director is accused of exploiting her official position to allegedly seize lands from private individuals through intimidation and the purported use of security personnel to assert control over disputed properties.
A central case highlighted in the petition involves a 0.15-acre parcel of land at Baatsona, within the Tema West Municipality. Mr. Amegadzie alleges that the property, which belongs to the Okley family of Nungua, was forcefully taken over and subsequently developed into a three-storey commercial building by the former CID boss.
The petition further outlines that the said parcel of land had previously been the subject of litigation involving the Ghana Police Service, which had laid claim to the property. However, following a search conducted by the Police Estates Unit upon the directive of former IGP George Akuffo Dampare, it was reportedly established that there were no records indicating that the land had been vested in the Police Service by the Tema Development Corporation (TDC).
Subsequently, the Police Service is said to have formally withdrawn from the legal proceedings, disclaiming any interest in the land.
Despite this withdrawal, the petitioner alleges that COP Kodua Andoh-Kwofie proceeded to assert personal ownership of the property, allegedly deploying police officers to intimidate the purported rightful owners.
The former CID Director is also reported to have presented an indenture purportedly originating from the Nungua Stool to support her claim to the land. However, Mr. Amegadzie contends that the Nungua Stool lacks the legal authority to transfer ownership of the land in question.
He references a prior legal determination in Suit No. HCT/139/96, in which the Nungua Stool was a defendant. According to the petition, the case was resolved through a consent judgment, culminating in a surrender instrument dated February 1, 1999. This, he argues, effectively extinguished the Stool’s interest and authority over the land, thereby precluding it from allocating the property to any third party without the consent of the Okley family.
Mr. Amegadzie further asserts that the Baatsona case is not an isolated incident but forms part of a broader pattern of alleged land-related disputes linked to the tenure of the former CID Director.
He is therefore calling on the IGP to constitute an independent investigative body to undertake a comprehensive forensic audit into the operations of the CID during her tenure, as well as to examine her alleged involvement in multiple land transactions and disputes.
In a related development, sources indicate that several property owners in Baatsona, Spintex, Manet, and Madina are preparing to submit similar petitions, citing alleged instances of land seizure and intimidation.
The Ghana Police Service has yet to issue an official response to the petition.
