A former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Faustina Agyeiwaa Kodua Andoh-Kwofie, has sued a national security operative, media houses, and their editors over alleged defamatory publications.
The defendants include Charles Amegadzie, Prosper Kay, Roger A. Agana, NewsGhana, Supreme Newspaper, Cloudview Technology Limited, and Opera Norway AS (Opera News).
According to the suit, Mr Amegadzie allegedly caused a story concerning a disputed parcel of land to be published in a manner suggesting that COP Andoh-Kwofie used her position to engage in land-grabbing—an allegation she strongly denies.
She is therefore asking the High Court to declare the publication defamatory, order the immediate deletion of the story, and compel the defendants to retract and issue an unqualified apology.
The former CID boss is also seeking GH₵10,000,000 in general damages for defamation, as well as aggravated and exemplary damages for what she describes as a reckless and malicious publication. She is further requesting a perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants, their agents, and assigns from any further publication of the alleged defamatory material.
COP Andoh-Kwofie explained that the land in dispute is currently before a court of competent jurisdiction and argued that portraying her as a corrupt police officer who abused her office is both false and damaging to her reputation.
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