University of Ghana (UG) staff and other residents near the Achimota Police Station have pledged to resist eviction attempts by an unidentified private contractor.
This pledge follows a Sunday morning incident where land guards, described as such by witnesses, demolished homes and makeshift structures on the land with police present.
Chairman of the University of Ghana Branch of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), Benjamin Nkumsah, stated that these demolitions were carried out by thugs and land guards, accompanied by police officers.
Speaking to Channel One News, Mr kumsah demanded an immediate halt to the eviction process and called for the intervention of Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akufo Dampare.
The residents are advocating for their rights to be respected and are seeking an immediate stop to the evictions.
They are also demanding clarity on the identity of the private contractor and the legality of the demolition.
“I also heard this incident around 12 am. I had a call from our staff [University of Ghana staff] in Achimota. So, they called that there’s this demolition exercise happening at their residence so quickly we had to also mobilise and come and ascertain what’s happening.”
“What’s happening is that someone is putting up a building here, I don’t know who the building belongs to, but all of a sudden, they came around 12am to come and do a demolition exercise here. And I’m told that the people that came, police were there, pistols were mounted, even they were shooting around the places, so we are seeing this as an incident the State is aware which we are calling on IGP.”
“You cannot come to somebody’s residence around 12 to destroy the place, even people were in with family, at least respect the people.
“So, we are asking that whoever is in charge of this building put a stop, if not, we’ll also resist any attempt to evict our people here.”