The Okpelor Dzin Sowah family, custodians of a vast 1,793.231-acre expanse in the Nmai-Dzorn area of the Greater Accra Region, has issued a resolute caution to certain government officials who, purportedly under the pretext of maintaining security, are allegedly pursuing personal interests on their ancestral land.
In an official press statement signed by David K. Ametefe, the legal representative for the Okpelor Sowah Din Family of Teshie and Nmai-Dzorn, the family provided a historical backdrop, highlighting their enduring ownership of the land for over two centuries.
Furthermore, the family emphasized that this ownership has been consistently affirmed through numerous court rulings over the years.
The family underscored that there appears to be a deliberate attempt to link the Nmai-Dzorn land to an ongoing legal dispute involving two real estate companies, Empire Builders and Trasacco Estates Development Company Limited, and Topkin Company.
They cautioned against the creation of such an impression and asserted that any such endeavors to intertwine their land with external disputes would be staunchly opposed, with the full weight of legal recourse.
According to the family, it has come to their attention that certain government officials, ostensibly acting to ensure security in the context of the dispute between the real estate companies, are actually pursuing their personal interests in the Nmai-Dzorn land. The family firmly warned against any such attempts, asserting their readiness to confront and challenge these pursuits within the ambit of the law.
The press statement specifically addressed the purported moves made by certain personalities and public officials who, under the guise of their official roles, allegedly deployed state institutions such as the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), police, and other security personnel to create a façade of insecurity in Nmai-Dzorn. This contrived atmosphere, labeled as a “Security Zone,” was seen as an attempt to legitimize their interests and deter the rightful landowners, their families, grantees, and potential investors.
The Okpelor Sowah Din Family exposed what they perceived as a strategy by these public officials to manipulate security forces to protect their interests and intimidate the genuine landowners. The family stressed that the beneficiaries of this security deployment are the very officials and their proxies, including the aforementioned real estate companies, aiming to exploit extra-judicial methods to seize private land. The family concluded by affirming their commitment to upholding the rule of law and resisting any attempts to infringe on their land rights in the Republic, governed by a constitution and laws.