Tsopoli Lands: 7 Suspected Land Guards Granted Bail

The Circuit Court at Gbetsile, in the Greater Accra Region, last week Friday granted bail to seven suspected landguards who allegedly terrorised workers and destroyed a fence wall at Tsopoli on the Tema-Aflao highway in the Ningo Prampram Municipality.

They are Nene Teitsu Bediako (A1), 50, Businessman, Dove Bamfloe (A2), 43, Driver, Mark Bamfloe (3), 41, electrician, Albert Bamfloe (A4), 44, driver, Peter Tetteh Bamfloe (A5),35, IT Specialist, David Bamfloe (A6), 35, Driver and John Tetteh Wayo (A7), 50, an Electrician.

The Prosecution told the Court, presided over by Ms Eleanor Kakra Barnes-Botchway that the complainants are masons and reside at Ashaiman and Kasoa respectively.

That, the accused persons live within Tsopoli, Old Ningo and Prampram.

The Prosecution went on that on April 18, 2025 the first complainant, Christian Keteni, reported to the police at Tsopoli that he and other workers were engaged by a company to construct a fence wall on its land at Tsopoli.

That, whiles they were at the site, Nene Teitsu Bediako appeared with the other accused persons, including one Richard Akator, now at large, who were armed with a pistol each and threatened the workers that they will lose their lives if they do not stop working on the land.

Upon receipt of the complaint, the accused were invited through Nene Teitsu Bediako to assist the police with investigation, but they failed to turn up.

On 20th April, 2025 the accused persons went back to the same land and met the second complainant, Francis Agbevornu and other masons, who continued to construct the fence wall.

Accused Dove Bamfloe then slapped complainant Francis Agbevornu for not complying with the orders to stop constructing the fence wall and in the process, the accused persons made it known to the complainants that they will surely pull down the fence wall.

Complainants again reported the assault case to the police, at which instance the police again invited the accused persons through the same Nene Teitsu Bediako, but they again refused to make themselves available.

The complainants were compelled through the aggression from the accused persons to stop constructing the fence wall, even though they had mixed large quantities of cement mortar for the day’s work.

On April 22, 2025 the accused persons went back to the site and pulled down the entire fence wall constructed by the complainants.

Damage to the fence wall is valued at GHC 174 000.00 (One hundred and seventy-four thousand Ghana Cedis).

On  April 30, 2025 the accused persons were arrested and charged with four counts of conspiracy to commit crime, namely acting as a landguards, contrary to Section 23 (1) of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29) and Section 7 (7) of the Vigilantism and related offences Act 2019 (Act 999).

Also charged with Assault, Contrary to Section 84 of the Criminal Offenses Act 1960 (Act 29) and Threat of death, Contrary to Section 75 of the Criminal Offenses Act 1960.

The accused are to reappear in court on June 4, 2025.

 

 

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