Circuit Court adjourns East Legon Hills demolition case to April 27

The Circuit Court in Accra has adjourned to April 27, 2026, a criminal case involving the alleged unlawful demolition of building foundations at East Legon Hills in the Greater Accra Region, reportedly carried out by an alleged land guards and some national security operatives.

The case, which was called on April 13, 2026, involves six accused persons facing charges of conspiracy to commit crime and causing unlawful damage.

The accused persons are: Musah Attah, also known as Kromo, a purported national security operative attached to the Office of the Vice President at Jubilee House; Edmond Jalil Ahorlu, a self-acclaimed Peace Ambassador from Mamobi in the Greater Accra Region, also known as “2020”; Saed Yussif, also known as Yaa Naa; Ibrahim Issaka, also known as Aruya; Saed Ali, also known as Mboma at large and Madebo Ahmed, who is also at large.

According to the amended charge sheet, the accused persons are alleged to have acted together on or before August 28, 2025, with a common purpose to cause unlawful damage to property belonging to businessman Gamel Issaka.

Prosecution facts state that the complainant, Gamel Issaka, owns an estate known as Fagati City located at East Legon Hills.

In August 2025, he reportedly engaged workers to construct three-storey buildings on a portion of the land before travelling abroad.

The prosecution alleges that on August 28, 2025, while construction workers were on site, the accused persons and their accomplices sent a backhoe machine to level the footings of the buildings under construction.

Witnesses at the scene are said to have recorded videos of the demolition and forwarded them to the complainant. Prosecutors further claim that the accused persons seized the workers’ mobile phones and deleted the footage, although the complainant had already received copies.

Following a complaint to the police, the accused persons were invited to assist with investigations but allegedly failed to report.

The cost of the damage was later assessed by Architectural and Engineering Services Limited at GH¢352,894.50.

The accused persons subsequently appeared before the court on December 23, 2025, where they were arrested, cautioned and charged to reappear.

The fifth and sixth accused persons, together with five others, are said to still be at large, with police efforts ongoing to apprehend them.

The prosecution has indicated its intention to rely on several documents, including witness statements, land ownership documents, certificates of search, a valuation report, photographs of the demolished structures, caution statements, charged statements and video footage of the alleged demolition.

The matter has been adjourned to April 27, 2026, for continuation of proceedings.

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