Estate Developer Blessing Dosoo in Court for GHC830,000 Land Fraud
Dosoo was arrested by the Police and during investigations, admitted that he sold plots of land to the complainant but said the land at Abanman was 14 plots and not 12 as stated by the complainant.
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Blessing Dosoo an Estate Developer who collected ghc830,000 and a pick up truck from a Soft ware Engineer in exchange for 24 plots of land and failed has appeared before an Accra Circuit court.
Dosoo, who has been charged with three counts of fraudulent transaction of land, pleaded not guilty.
The Court presided over by Mr. Ohene Kuffour admitted Dosoo to bail in the sum of ghc500,000 with five sureties to to be justified with immovable property.
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The matter has been adjourned to February 26, 2024
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The Prosecution led by Chief Inspector Banson Benneh named the Complainant as Amponsah Freduah, a software Engineer.
The Prosecution said Dosoo was a resident of Obeyeyie, near Amasaman, Accra.
In 2019, Dosoo sold four plots of land situate at Amasaman at the cost ghc260,00p to the complainant.
The Prosecutor said Dosoo handed over site plan to the complainant and when a search was conducted at the Lands Commission, it was discovered that the land in question belonged to Nii Djan Family of Amasaman.
It stated that after a few months, the Complainant discovered that the land had been resold and the same plot had been registered with the Lands Commission.
The Prosecution said the complainant confronted Dosoo, who agreed to replace the four plots of land but failed.
In 2021, Dosio, sought the complainant and claimed that he owned ten plots of land in Akotoshie, near Amasaman.
According to the prosecution, the complainant gave his pick Ford pick up truck worth ghc80,000.00 and an additional sun of 170,000,00 for the ten plots after inspecting the land.
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“The complainant went ahead to register 10 plots in his name”.
In June 2023, the complainant visited the area to begin building, but Betepe Selorm claimed ownership of the four of the ten plots.
It said Selorm told the complainant that Dosoo sold another 12 plots at Ayikai Doblo at the cost of 40,000 per plot , totalling ghc490,000.00.
The prosecution said the complainant issues an indenture purported to be signed by the head of the Family and Elders of Adama Pataku Family of Ababnam.
It said the complainant met the Adama Pataju family and it was realized that the family never gave any land to Dosoo and one Nii Amoo Duodu aka Azonta.
The prosecution claimed that the alleged signatures on the indenture produced by the defendants were taken from another document and linked to fraudulent documents given to the complainants.
The complainant therefore went ahead to regularize with the rightful owners of the land and made payments.
On October 5, 2023, the complainant after several demands for the refund of his money or replacement of the land reported the matter to the Police.
Dosoo was arrested by the Police and during investigations, admitted that he sold plots of land to the complainant but said the land at Abanman was 14 plots and not 12 as stated by the complainant.
Source:newsflashafrica.com
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