The Dansoman Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Bassit, has remanded two alleged National Security operatives and a plumber into police custody, for their alleged involvement in land guard activities at Spintex, in the Greater Accra Region.
The accused persons; Iddrisu Mazuk, 43, Aziz Godwin, 40, both National Security operatives, and Moor Winter, 52 identified as a Plumber, have been charged with four counts, including conspiracy to commit a crime, prohibition of activities of land guards and causing unlawful damage. They pleaded not guilty to all charges.
However, Aziz and Winter told the court that their professions had been mixed up by the investigators, explaining that he, Aziz, is actually a Plumber, while Winter is a National Security operative.
Mazuk and Winter confirmed to the court that they are operatives stationed at the National Security headquarters in Accra.
According to the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Christopher Wonder, the three, together with about 60 others, who are currently at large, stormed a parcel of land belonging to Henrietta Agyekumwah Chempeh at Spintex, on October 21, 2025. They were armed with sticks, pepper spray and others.
The accused persons allegedly caused extensive damage to ten units of fence walls, valued at GH¢500,000 and prevented the complainant from accessing her property.
The prosecutor further revealed that the accused persons acted on the orders of one Commander Awal, also said to be with National Security, to protect the land.
He added that the trio failed to assist police in locating their residences at Nima, raising concerns about their credibility and identity.
Police investigations indicate that the complainant and her late mother, Comfort Chempeh Adjei, legally acquired and registered the 6.842-acre land at Spintex as far back as 2009, with a valid land title certificate issued by the Lands Commission.
The complainant had fenced the property to ward off encroachers before the accused allegedly destroyed sections of the wall and claimed ownership on behalf of others.
Chief Inspector Wonder prayed the court to remand the accused, stating they are flight risks and have no fixed place of abode, adding that the police are still pursuing about 60 other accomplices who fled the scene on unregistered motorbikes.
The court granted the prosecution’s request and remanded the accused persons into police custody to reappear on November 10, 2025.
The investigator, Detective officer Richard Tetteh indicated that investigations were ongoing to apprehend the other suspects, including one Bala Sule, believed to have orchestrated the attack with the alleged National Security “Commander Awal.”
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