Four in court over GH¢223,000 land fraud, one allegedly posed as a dead man
In an ongoing hearing at an Adentan Circuit Court, four men, including one alleged to have impersonated a deceased man currently at the morgue, are accused of defrauding two siblings of GH¢223,000 in a land sale scam.
The accused persons reappeared before the court presided over by Sarah Nyarkoa Nkansah on September 17, 2025.
During the hearing, the prosecutor, Chief Inspector Maxwell Lanyo, filed his witness statements as directed by the court at the last adjourned date of August 20, 2025.
The accused, Emmanuel Tettey, a self-acclaimed land agent; Paul Adjetey Obedekah, a surveyor; Elton Amarquaye Asare, a businessman, and Adade Agyare Kwabi, a farmer, will soon stand trial after pleading not guilty.
Bail terms of GH¢50,000 with two sureties each remained the same for the accused persons, and the case was adjourned to October 13, 2025, for further court proceedings.
Brief facts
According to the prosecution, the accused persons are residents of Abokobi, Adenta, in Accra, and Aburi in the Eastern Region, respectively.
He added that the incident began in January 2023 when the complainants, Alex and Solomon Boye Laryea, sought to purchase two plots of land and were directed to the first accused, Tettey.
The prosecutor said Tettey allegedly led them to two plots of land at Sesemi near Abokobi, Accra, sold the land for GH¢100,000 and collected GH¢50,000 as part payment, along with GH¢8,000 for an indenture.
A week later, Tettey reportedly informed the complainants that one of the plots had already been sold by the real owner and promised to relocate them.
Together with the second accused, Obedekah, they introduced the complainants to the third accused, Asare, who also claimed to have land for sale. Asare allegedly resold two plots at Oyarifa High Tension, Accra, for GH¢200,000 and collected GH¢100,000 as part payment.
C/Insp Lanyo added that a search by the complainants revealed that the land belonged to a man named Christopher Nii Sowah Oblie.
He added that this is where the fourth accused, Kwabi, came in, posing as the real owner, Oblie, and assuring the complainants that the land was legitimate.
The prosecutor said that, believing Kwabi to be Oblie, the complainants allegedly paid additional sums, bringing the total to GH¢223,000.
When the complainants attempted to access the land, they were reportedly chased off by land guards.
He added that their complaints to the accused yielded no results, leading them to lodge a report with the police.
“Investigations uncovered the alleged impersonation and fraud. An amount of GH¢7,000 was retrieved from the accused during the investigation, and they were subsequently charged and brought before the court,” the prosecutor said.
