Teshie Numo Nmashie Family not owners of over 72,000 acres of land in Accra – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has clarified that the Numo Nmashie Family of Teshie in the Greater Accra Region cannot hold themselves as owners of 70 villages, which occupied over 72,000 acres of land.

The court, therefore, directed the Lands Commission to expunge all registration and certificates issued to the Numo Nmashie Family of Teshie, and the Tetteh Olewolon Family, in respect of the 72,000 acres.

The decision of the tribunal was overturned by the Court of Appeal and declared the Numo Nmashie Family as the rightful family entitled to compensation.

The decision of the court was based on a survey done by a surveyor who told the court that the villages within the disputed area were occupied by members of the Numo Nmashie Family and that some villages had been established there.

The Numo Nmashie Family again procured an order from the High Court to go into possession and demolition of properties on the land.

The Boi Stool, through its lawyer, Prosper Xorla Nyahe, argued that the Numo Nmashie Family fraudulently procured the 1982 judgment, urging the court to set the judgment aside.

The Numo Nmashie Family then appealed the March 2011 judgment at the Court of Appeal.