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A Ghanaian has praised the Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Commissioner of Police (COP) Faustina Andoh-Kwofie, for exhibiting integrity and professionalism in the discharge of her duty.
Mr TheophilusTeiko Tagoenoted that COP Andoh-Kwofieproperly handled a land litigation that was referred to her office for Investigations.
Being a party in the matter, Mr Tagoe told the Ghanaian Times in an interview, in Accra, that the policewoman invited him and other persons involved in the matter to her office three weeks ago.
Mr Tagoe said COP Andoh-Kwofie epitomises fairness, truth, integrity and nobility, and urged all police personnel to emulate her example.
The matter, which was refereed to COP Andoh-Kwofie relates to a 3.6 acre land case which had been dealt with by the courts.
The High Court, Accra, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court gave judgementsdeclaring Mr Tagoe the owner of the land in question.
According to documents intercepted by the GhanaianTimes, MrTagoe initiated an action against one Dr Prempeh who was laying claim to the piece of land in 2010 at the High Court in Accra (Land Division).
On July 31, 2015, the High Court delivered a judgement in favour of Mr Tagoe and restrained Dr Prempeh and Daniel Mark Marmah, who were the defendants, their agents, assigns, servants or any person of whatever description, claiming through or under them from having anything to do with land in dispute.
Displeased with the decision of the High Court, the defendants appealed the judgement at the Court of Appeal, Accra, but a three-member of the court, then presided over by Justice Ackah-Yensu dismissed the appeal.
Not satisfied, the defendants went to the Supreme, however, the appeal was unsuccessful.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, dismissed the appeal and awarded GH¢20,000 cost against the defendants bringing the total costs, including those awarded by the High Court and the Court of Appeal to GH¢40,000.
It is the case of Tagoe that he acquired a leasehold interest on the disputed land measuring 3.25 acres from the Nungua Stool in the year 2007.
He averred that the land in dispute is part of Adjiringano lands that belong to the Nungua Stool as confirmed the decision of the High Court, Accra; in Suit N0.L94/99 titled the Empire Builders vrs. Topkings Enterprise and three others dated May 14, 2003.
The plaintiff contends that he was granted the subject property by GborbuWulomo, Bortekey Lawerrh Tsuru XXXII on November 23, 2007, for a period of 99 years.
The plaintiff further averred that after the grant, he went into effective possession and built a wall around it with the intention of developing it.
However, the first defendant, Dr Prempeh destroyed the wall he constructed and laid adverse claim to part of the land, hence the first action against Dr Prempeh before the High Court, Accra, in the year 2010.
BY MALIK SULLEMANA
