A Spintex-Manet businessman, Habib Musah Adams, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, over the handling of a land dispute at Teshie-Manet, asking for an independent review of several police interventions at the disputed property.
In a petition dated September 14 and copied to the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau (PIPS), the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the Registrar of the High Court’s Land Division, Mr Adams raised concerns about a series of incidents involving his workers and activities at the property.
Mr Adams says he has held a 1.49-acre parcel of land at Teshie-Manet, opposite the T.B. Joshua Church, since 2012.
According to the petition, he began fencing and securing the property in early 2026, after which a number of police interventions occurred at the site.
He alleges that on July 14, officers from the Regional Police Headquarters stopped construction activities and arrested one of his workers. The following day, he says, officers from the Anti-Land Guard Unit arrived at the site and arrested six other workers.
Mr Adams further raises concerns over an incident on September 9, when he says activity involving the demolition of a structure occurred at the disputed property while he, his contractor and project manager were attending court in connection with a separate case involving some of his workers.
He claims that a police officer who arrived at the scene initially arrested the machine operator involved in the activity, but that the situation changed after other officers arrived.
The petition asks the IGP to establish the circumstances surrounding the various interventions and determine which officers authorised them.
Mr Adams also wants PIPS to review the circumstances surrounding the arrest and subsequent prosecution of 11 tradesmen who were remanded on September 3 and later released after a subsequent court hearing.
The petition also asks the police to establish the identity and role of an individual referred to as “Mboma” in the petition.
The businessman points out that the Ghana Police Service is a defendant in the underlying civil case, Habib Musah Adams v. Dr Benjamin Accam & 5 Others, Suit No. LD/0580/2026, filed at the High Court’s Land Division on July 27.
He says the Police Service was served with the writ and that the court subsequently granted an interim injunction on July 30 restraining parties from entering or carrying out activities on the disputed land.
Mr Adams is therefore asking for an independent examination of the conduct of the officers involved and the circumstances surrounding the various incidents.
The allegations and concerns contained in the petition have not been independently established. The Ghana Police Service and the other parties to the civil dispute had not publicly responded to the claims at the time of filing.
The ownership and other issues concerning the disputed property remain before the High Court, while the next hearing in the related criminal proceedings is scheduled for October 21, 2026.
Read the full petition below:
