Forged Wills and Court Litigations: How family of late Ghanaian millionaire Alhaji Salia are fighting over his properties

Idris Salia, son of the late Ghanaian businessman Alhaji Salia Abdulai, has shared details about how some individuals, including his siblings, forged a will in their late father's name in an attempt to inherit his properties.

In an interview with Kofi TV, Idris Salia, the 11th of his father’s 17 sons, explained that he suspected his siblings had forged the will because his late father adhered to Islamic principles, which prohibit fathers from leaving a will for their children, wives, or other blood relatives.

“If my father wanted to do a will, he would have consulted with a respected Muslim to handle it for him to avoid confusion among his sons.”

According to him, his siblings, who had conspired to forge the will, failed to provide him with a copy despite repeated efforts to obtain one and verify its authenticity.

“They informed us about the will so when we got to court, I requested for a copy of the will because I knew my father’s principles while he was alive. I wanted to have a feel of the paperwork because I previously worked as an auditor so I can detect if it's authentic or not. For one year, they never gave us the copy. My eldest brother who is our firstborn was the one who raised an alarm that the will was fake,” he said.

The case which first surfaced in August 2024, saw the Achimota Circuit Court presiding over the case.

The accused persons are Joseph Kwow Addo Sam, a lawyer, Chief Alhaji Seidu Adam Baba, the Chief of Banda in Accra, Saeed Salia, Abdulai Salia aka Abdulai Salia Junior and Abubakar Salia both at large are before the court over forged will.

Saeed Salia, the third accused person, was earlier in August granted bail in the sum of GH¢120,000 with three sureties one of whom must be a civil servant with a monthly salary of not less than GH¢1,500.

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