Landguards have attacked a bailiff from the Accra High Court at Agbazo in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region.
The bailiff was present in the area due to an injunction application filed by farmers whose 750-acre farmland was destroyed for sand mining.
The farmers reported that the incident occurred in the presence of Police officers who did not make any arrests.
Out of the 750 acres, over 600 acres of maize, sweet potatoes, and watermelon belong to the 2021 Greater Accra Regional Best Farmer, Osmanu Kadri.
This situation threatens the livelihoods of hundreds of farmers in the community.
In an interview, Mr. Kadri stated that landguards have been chasing them off their farms with weapons.
He mentioned that numerous reports have been filed with the Amanfrom District Police Command, Weija Divisional, and Greater Accra Regional Police but to no avail.
Osmanu Kadri has therefore appealed to the IGP and President Akufo-Addo for assistance, as the landguards are destroying crops under the Planting for Food and Jobs policy.
Some affected farmers working with Golden Exotic Company also stated that the landguards have been brutalizing and tormenting them on their own farms.
They called on authorities to intervene on their behalf.