The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested 10 land guards and retrieved cutlasses, axes, and other weapons at Asabaham in the Ga South Municipality.
The suspects are Ali Razak, 34, a farmer from Atoma; Mohammed Salis, 41, a farmer from Atoma; Mohammed Amin, 30, a farmer from Atoma; Yussif Yakubu, 31, a farmer from Atoma; Manam Mubarak, 30, a farmer from Atoma; Habib Abdullai, 31, a farmer from Atoma; Samuel Ametrona, 26, a farmer from Atoma; Abdul Madid Adam, 35, from Atoma; Iddrissu Yakubu, 30, a farmer from Atoma; Nii Attoh Emmanuel, 42, a commercial driver from Atoma; and Isaac Boadu, 43, a taxi driver from Freetown, Kasoa.
On May 23, 2024, Morton City Real Estate reported to the Central East Regional Police in Kasoa that landguards were attacking their clients on their 49.640-acre land at Asabaham, which they sold to buyers for development.
These landguards have been seizing the tools of workers who are supposed to develop the sold lands.
The land guards carried cutlasses and guns and threatened the workers to either pay money or leave the sites.
On June 6, 2024, an intelligence-led operation by the Central East Regional Police resulted in the arrest of the accused persons at Asabaham.
Information gathered indicates that cutlasses and axes were found on the suspects after the arrest.
The police also impounded their Toyota 4Runner with registration number GW 4420-X.
Investigations revealed that the suspects frequently visited the lands in the neighbourhood, including those of Morton City, to take possession of tools belonging to workers employed by developers to build houses.
This intimidation and threat to inflict harm force the workers to leave the site out of fear.