- Armed Police Officers deployed to evict squatters from GACL land in Sepe.
- Squatters, including truck drivers and mechanics, had been using the land since February.
- Eviction leaves many squatters, including children, stranded.
- GACL is reclaiming its land, near the Agenda 111 Hospital project site.
Armed Police Officers have been deployed to Sepe in the Asokore Mampong Municipality to oversee the eviction of squatters from a land owned by the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL). The squatters, comprising truck drivers and mechanics, have been using the land as a parking space for their vehicles, while others have erected temporary structures, including church buildings.
Notices were served on the walls surrounding the land in February this year, ordering the squatters to vacate the area. However, they have failed to comply, leading to the current eviction exercise. The squatters, many of whom have children, have been left stranded as the demolition exercise continues. They are being forced to remove their belongings and leave the land immediately.
The land in question is strategically located near the Agenda 111 Hospital project site for the Asokore Mampong Municipality, making it a valuable piece of property. Bailiffs from the Court, assisted by police officers, are currently clearing the area and ensuring that the squatters remove their belongings.
According to Awudu Abubakar Yakayaka, Assembly Member for the Sepe Timpom Electoral Area, opinion leaders have not been involved in the execution of the court order, which has added to the confusion and chaos. The eviction exercise has raised concerns about the welfare of the squatters, who have been left without alternative accommodation or support.
The Ghana Airport Company Limited has been working to reclaim its land, and the court order is a step towards achieving this goal. The situation remains tense, with the squatters resisting the eviction and the authorities determined to enforce the court order and clear the land.
