Residents Slam Evans Teye Estate MD Over New Ogbojo Land Ownership Dispute--Occupants Insist Claimant Lacks Writ Of Possession To Enforce Eviction or Demand Regularization  Fees

The landlords and resident homeowners of the New Ogbojo Community, near Madina in Accra, have publicly responded to the Managing Director of Evans Teye Estate Development Limited, Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye, following the ongoing dispute over the ownership of the community's land.

The residents landowners stated that no amount of threats or intimidation would force them to submit to Mr. Teye's demand that they consult the estate development company to regularize their land title certificates with the company.

The property owners criticized Mr. Teye's announcement that the company would take all lawful steps to evict thousands of households from the New Ogbojo land by an October deadline if current occupants failed to comply.

The Chairman of the New Ogbojo Landlords Association, spoke on behalf of the group emphasized for the public record that no court of competent jurisdiction in Ghana has entered a judgment or issued a writ of possession authorizing Evans Teye Estate Development Limited to evict current occupants from the New Ogbojo land.

He described Mr. Teye and his associates as pathological liars and challenged the validity of their ownership claims over the New Ogbojo land.

He stated categorically that a writ of possession was not part of any judgment delivered by the Supreme Court, contrary to claims made by Mr. Teye and his associates during a press conference on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

According to Mr. Foe, the 2010 Supreme Court judgment never granted any writ of possession over the land to Evans Teye Estate Development Limited.

The Association's Chairman clarified that under the law, a writ of possession is a separate legal instrument that requires a distinct application to the court after a judgment is secured.

He stressed that Mr.Teye, Lovina Teye, and their followers were lying and publicly displaying their ignorance, reaffirming that the Supreme Court judgment did not include a writ of possession.

Mr. Foe stated that the only judgment the Managing Director of Evans Teye Estate Development Limited, Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye, obtained against Mallam Zakaria was a dismissal ruling from the High Court, which Zakaria appealed in the Court of Appeal before abandoning the case around 2013.

Mr. Foe questioned why Mr. Teye subsequently went back to the High Court against Mallam Zakaria if, as Mr. Teye claimed, a writ of possession was already contained within the Supreme Court judgment.

He asked: "If the Supreme Court already issued a writ of possession for Mr. Teye, and that possession is part of the Supreme Court judgment, why did Mr. Teye go to the High Court?"

Mr. Foe reaffirmed that Mr. Teye's claim regarding a Supreme Court judgment containing a writ of possession over the New Ogbojo land is a complete fallacy and a blatant lie.

According to Mr. Foe, whenever they have met with Mr. Teye and his associates, their lawyer has demanded copies of the writ of possession, but Mr. Teye and his associates have failed to provide any such document to support their claims.

Mr. Foe noted that Mr. Teye is on record stating that "there are many ways to kill a cat" when lacking a writ of possession.

He added that this approach evidently involved hiring armed, marijuana-smoking land guards to terrorize, intimidate, harass, and point guns at residents and landowners, evicting families from their homes and destroying their property.

Mr. Foe concluded by asking whether the ongoing maltreatment of thousands of residents and property owners by these hired armed land guards—deployed by Mr. Teye and Lovina Teye—is meant to force community members to voluntarily regularize their properties.

"Are these ongoing maltreatments and the use of hired armed landguards by Mr. Teye and Lovina Teye the means by which people living in the New Ogbojo community are expected to voluntarily regularize their properties? It is not true; it is a total fallacy," a visibly worried Mr. Foe further stated.

He asked that if other resident property owners of the New Ogbojo land had voluntarily gone to see Mr. Teye to regularize their land title documents with Evans Teye Estate Development Limited, why did thousands of affected landlords and residents take to the main streets to demand justice over the series of attacks, intimidation, and harassment meted out to them by the armed, marijuana-smoking land guards employed by Mr. Teye and his associates?

"Why are these affected residents, landlords, and homeowners calling for justice? Why are they calling on His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, the Inspector-General of Police, the Interior Minister, and the National Security Coordinator to urgently intervene and investigate the matter and ensure that the justice served in thecommunity ?" Mr. Foe further asked.

Following this development, Mr. Foe warned Mr. Teye and his associates to immediately stop throwing dust in the eyes of the public to cover up his current attempts to use armed land guards to enforce the unlawful eviction of resident landowners.

He stressed: "Does Mr. Teye think that the affected landlords and residents landowners cannot distinguish between right and wrong? Does Mr. Teye think we, the affected landlords and residents, are small boys and kids who lack the sense to know what is bad or wrong?"

He denied allegations by Mr. Teye that all state security institutions—including the Madina Police Station and the Property Fraud Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, where landlords and property owners reported Evans Teye Estate Development Limited regarding ongoing ownership claims over the New Ogbojo land—had ruled that the company won the case against the resident landowners.

Mr. Foe noted: "Do police officers at a police station possess the adjudicating power to pass judgment or determine a final verdict on who has won a land dispute?"

According to the Chairman of the Association, these claims by Mr. Teye display complete rubbish statements from Mr. Teye, Lovina Teye, and their agents.

"We are saying we have no fight with Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye and Lovina Teye, because Mr. Teye claimed they went to court against another party in a lawsuit that we, the resident landowners of the New Ogbojo community, were not a part of.

Furthermore, Mr. Teye claimed they won the judgment against that party," Mr. Foe said.

Mr Foe continued, "Mr. Teye maintains that he won that judgment against that party, claiming that the land in New Ogbojo where we have lived as residents for 20 to 40 years belongs to you—Johnson Lomotey Teye.How is that possible?"

"Okay, we, the resident landowners, demanded of Mr. Teye: can he show us a writ of possession over the land? Because if such land belongs to Mr. Teye per a court award, then the court will issue a writ of possession in favour of Mr. Teye, and that writ of possession is what would be enforced against the occupants of Mr. Teye's land.

"But Mr. Teye didn't join the New Ogbojo land resident landowners to the matter during the pendency of his case, even though he knew we were residents on such disputed land.

"If Mr. Teye knew we were illegally occupying his land and the people were litigants, he could have joined these resident landowners to the matter. Did Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye do that?", Mr Foe further asked.

Mr. Foe shared statements with journalists detailing how Mr. Teye had blatantly defied a police officer's warning to stop harassing and terrorizing residents and landowners in the New Ogbojo community.

Mr. Foe noted that when Mr. Teye rejected the officer's order, he was warned that the police would come after him if he did not comply.

According to him, true to his word, Mr. Teye employed armed, marijuana-smoking land guards to continue to terrorize and intimidate New Ogbojo residents in an attempt to evict them."

In response to Mr. Teye's claims, the New Ogbojo community landlords and property owners severely undermined their land ownership claims of Johnson Teye and Lovina Teye.

They insisted that the Evans Teye Estate has not secured a writ of possession over the land to evict them or demand that they pay for the regularization of their land title certificates.

The landlords and homeowners on behalf of the Chairman of the New Ogbojo Landlords Association, Mr. Christopher Foe stressed that no portion of the Supreme Court judgment attests to the Evans Teye Estate securing a writ of possession over the New Ogbojo land.

Furthermore, they noted that the company's lawyer explicitly told the police that the company lacked a writ of possession when they met at the Property Fraud Unit of the CID Headquarters in Accra.

Consequently, they questioned why Mr. Johnson Teye would lie to and deceive journalists by claiming the Supreme Court judgment clearly granted the company a writ of possession, daring him to publicly reveal the specific portions of the judgment that support his claims.

Describing Mr. Teye as a pathological liar, the landlords and property owners emphasized that the New Ogbojo community needs peace and unity to thrive.

They stated that the actions of Mr Johnson Lomotey Teye, Lovina Teye, and their armed landguards against the landowners constitute complete lawlessness, calling on President John Dramani Mahama and the Minister for the Interior to intervene and stop them.

They pointed out that it is very interesting that Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye, Lovina Teye, and their families held their press conference under police protection, whereas the residents and landowners of the New Ogbojo Community held theirs with a police presence to ensure human security and protection.

They welcomed the decision of Mr. Teye, who claimed through his lawyer that he would take legal action to repossess the land from landlords and property owners in the New Ogbojo community if they failed to regularize their land title certificates with Evans Teye Estate before the October 2026 deadline.

"This is what we expect from the Managing Director of Evans Teye Estate, because we firmly stand by our position that Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye and Lovina Teye did not secure a writ of possession over the land", the landowners stated

Four police officers, including a female police officer, were deployed to provide protection for a press conference held on Sunday, September 27, 2026 , to respond to the statement made by the residents and landowners of the New Ogbojo Community during their press conference.

Many landlors and residents are asking: if the Evans Teye Estate Chairman claims to be the rightful owner of the New Ogbojo land, why does he require police protection for a press conference?

They disclosed that armed landguards dressed as soldiers have terrorized residents and destroyed houses in the New Ogbojo community near Madina, Accra, prompting an urgent called President John Dramani Mahama and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohonu.

According to affected landowners and residents, these notorious armed groups routinely wear military attire while destroying properties and intimidating locals.

Tension escalated on Monday, September 21, 2026, when hired landguards were spotted openly smoking marijuana and preparing to violently evict approximately 1,900 households from the area.

Residents and landowners stated that these landguards were hired by Mr. Johnson Teye, the CEO and Chairman of Evans Teye Estate, alongside Lovina Teye.

The hired groups went so far as to storm a recent press conference to forcefully prevent residents from speaking to journalists about the ongoing violence.

Visibly shaken community members cited the worst incidents occurring over the weekend of September 19–20, 2026, which culminated in an attempted dawn eviction on Monday, September 21.

In response to the continuous harassment, local landlords, residents, and students staged a demonstration on Monday, September 21, 2026.

They are calling for immediate intervention from President Mahama, the Speaker of Parliament, the Interior Minister, and the IGP to investigate the lawlessness.

Furthermore, community leadership has criticized the Madina Division of the Ghana Police Service and the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), COP Madam Lydia Yaako Donkor.

They accuse the authorities of ignoring multiple evidence-backed petitions regarding armed intimidation, terrorism, and illegal evictions, leaving thousands of households vulnerable without legal protection.

The chairman of the New Ogbojo Landlords Association, Mr. Christopher Foe, on behalf of the Association has questioned why Madam Donkor and Madina Police Station has failed to act on petitions regarding the continuous attacks, harassment, and terrorization of residents by armed land guards attempting to forcibly evict them.

According to the visibly worried chairman, the senior police officer's persistent failure to intervene—despite numerous urgent requests for assistance—suggests that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) administration may be colluding with Evans Teye Estate Chairman, Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye, and Lovina Teye to unlawfully evict landowners from the New Ogbojo community.

He stated that the CID Boss, Madam Donkor and the police officers at the Madina Police Station were surely aware that the actions taken by Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye and Lovina Teye to unlawfully evict landowners from the New Ogbojo community were not backed by any law in Ghana, yet senior police officers of the Ghana Police Service were supporting the illegal claimants of the lands we have lived on for the past 20 to 30 years."

Mr Foe expressed deep disappointment in the Director-General of the CID for failing to act on multiple petitions served to her office, noting that substantial evidence of these petitions exists.

He added that over several months, their lawyer has formally written numerous letters to the Director-General of the CID requesting police protection for the people of New Ogbojo."Why is the CID leadership still failing to act on our petitions? "Why haven't the perpetrators been brought before a court of law? he quizzed.

To substantiate his claim, Mr. Foe provided copies of the letters the landlords and residents had served on the Director-General of the CID and the Madina Police Station since marauding landguards began their illegal activities in the New Ogbojo community.

Speaking in an interview with Africa TODAY NEWS newspaper, Mr Foe called on journalists to muster the courage to interrogate the allegations of the perpetrators that the Ghana Police Officers are toothless dogs who cannot effect any arrest on them, let alone arraigning them before any court of competent jurisdiction.

"In fact, these landguards will make us to believe that their bosses derives authority from among one of the National Security Coordinators of the State. We will remain graceful if your sources can interrogate and confirm this alleged invisible hands operating from the National Security are answerable to the inaction within the Ghana Police Service and guide officers toward protecting lives and property in the Ogbojo community," Mr Foe stated.

According to the chairman, residents and landowners in New Ogbojo cannot understand why officers at the Madina Police Station and the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) are supporting Johnson Lomotey Teye and Lovina Teye.

He alleged that the Teyes hired armed, marijuana-smoking land guards to terrorize, attack, harass, and destroy properties on land that residents legally purchased from the original allodial owners, who are relatives of the Teyes.

He stressed that the current claimant to the New Ogbojo land is not originally Ghanaian, noting that the legal argument used in his favor is the law of adverse possession—the claim that because he has occupied the disputed land for a long time, the original allodial landowners should not disturb him.

The chairman asserted that if the claimant of the disputed land claims to have a court judgment, the proper legal procedure requires him to return to court to secure a writ of possession.

He explained that the claimant must then present this writ to the Ghana Police Service, accompanied by officers, to formally serve it to the residents affected by the judgment concerning the New Ogbojo township lands.

"That is the only legal means," the chairman stated, adding that any other method of taking land from landowners—such as utilizing land guards and violent thugs to evict residents—is completely illegal.

"Did the original landowners use violence to claim the land from him? The answer is a definitive no," he said.

He questioned why the claimant insists on using violent methods, such as deploying marijuana-smoking land guards to attack and terrorize residents, assault landowners, and destroy household belongings.

The chairman emphasized the urgent need for the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Minister of the Interior, and President Mahama to hold the implicated police officers accountable.

The residents indicated that it is a real fact that the claimant of the New Ogbojo land, Mr Johnson Lomotey Teye lacks any court judgments granting them legal possession; consequently, local landlords, residents, and landowners have dared them to provide valid legal proof of their ownership.

He does not have any court documents or judgment giving them the right of possession of the land because the landowners were not party to the suit. Even if he did, the landowners have stayed for more than 20–30 years, which has ripened into ownership that is recognizable and protected by law."

The landlords and homeowners provided valid legal rights and land indentures to support their claim that they legally acquired their properties from the Chief of the New Ogbojo Community.

They claimed that the planned eviction attempts have included the disconnection of electricity and water supplies, the removal of residents' personal belongings and the demolition of apartments.

For families who have spent decades building their lives in the community, the residents lamented that the situation has gone beyond a land dispute and has become a source of fear and uncertainty.

Children affected

The association disclosed that children in the community have also been caught up in the dispute.

According to the residents, some schoolchildren have stopped attending classes because of threats allegedly issued by land guards.

They further alleged that school materials belonging to some children were taken from their parents' homes during attempts to force families out of the area.

The residents lamented that the situation is particularly distressing for elderly people, children and families who have nowhere else to go.

“A home provides security, dignity, privacy and stability,” the association said, arguing that residents of New Ogbojo St. Peter’s are increasingly being deprived of those basic protections.

Residents accuse security agencies of inaction

The residents indicated that they have formally reported the incidents to the Madina Police Station and subsequently escalated the complaints to units at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters.

These, according to them, include the Property Fraud Unit, the Emergency Command Centre and the Anti-Armed Robbery Department.

The residents stated that despite their complaints, the harassment, attacks, and terrorization have continued.

They noted filed complaints at these police stations, but no action has been taken by the state security operatives, adding that it is surprising that the employers of these landguards in the persons of Johnson Teye and Lovina Teye are still walking free, routinely hiring them to intimidate residents without any legal authorization or judicial backing.

"As a community, we have taken steps to report these incidents. Any time the police arrive at the scene, the landguards call a man by name Commander Awal Mohammed. After the police engage him, they become powerless and drive away. We want to know the interest of this commander in our land and our community," the residents further complained.

"To our President and father for all, John Dramani Mahama, the Minister for The Interior Comrade Muntaka Mubarak , and the Inspector General of Police: We urgently request your swift investigation and intervention to stop the ongoing attacks, harassment, and terrorization by armed land guards hired by Johnson Lomotey Teye and Lovina Teye," they repeated 

The residents added that Johnson Teye and Lovina Teye claimed the police are powerless to stop them from hiring land guards to terrorize and evict New Ogbojo residents because their party, the NDC, is currently in power.

They are therefore calling on the President and the Speaker of the Parliament to, immediately direct the Inspector-General of Police and the National Security Coordinator to urgently investigate the matter and ensure the protection of residents.

They also wanted the state authorities to establish whether any person has obtained a lawful court order authorising the evictions or demolition of homes in New Ogbojo area.

Political claims

The residents further allege that the estate developer claimed the police are powerless to stop his illegal activities because his political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is currently in government.

The association is nevertheless urging the government of President to investigate the matter and ensure that political affiliation does not influence the enforcement of the law.

Demonstration

With attempts to resolve the matter through complaints to the security agencies yet to satisfy the residents, thousands of affected landlords taken their concerns to the streets.

The demonstration brought together affected homeowners and families who want the government and security agencies to intervene before the situation escalates.

The residents pointed out that their objective is not to create conflict but to draw national attention to what they consider a threat to their homes, families and personal safety.

For many families in New Ogbojo, the dispute is no longer simply about ownership of land.

It is about whether they can continue to sleep safely in homes they lamented they have occupied for decades, whether their children can return to school without fear, and whether they can remain in a community they have built over the years. *"We don't want any activities of land guards in our community anymore".*

The residents are therefore calling for an immediate investigation into the alleged land-guard activities, protection for residents and a lawful resolution of the underlying land