The Gbetsile Circuit Court in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has remanded Benjamin Akpabla, a 51-year-old carpenter, into custody for knowingly attempting to sell an already sold piece of land in Prampram.
This act is contrary to Section 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act 29/60.
Akpabla’s appeal for bail was opposed by the Prosecutor, Inspector Maxwell Ayeh, because he did not cooperate with the police during the first bail. The court, presided over by Mrs. Eleanor Kakra Banes Botchway, remanded the accused to reappear on December 6, 2023, for a witness statement to be filed.
The accused, Benjamin Akpabla, received a total of GH₵40,000.00 from one Mr. Yeboah for the sale of a piece of land. Yeboah initially paid GH₵27,000.00 to the accused and later paid GH₵13,000.00 for the land document. However, all efforts to obtain the land document proved futile, prompting Yeboah to confront the family, who revealed that the land had already been sold.
On May 21, 2023, Yeboah filed a formal report with the police, leading to the arrest of the accused. Subsequent investigations revealed that at the time the accused purportedly sold the land to the complainant, he was aware that the land had already been sold by his family.
Inspector Ayeh mentioned that although the accused refunded GH₵15,000.00 to the police, he was later charged after the investigations.