Distraught residents of Amrahia Dairy Farm have made a passionate appeal to President John Dramani Mahama to personally intervene and order an immediate investigation into what they describe as the unlawful demolition of their homes, investments and church buildings by individuals who allegedly claimed they were acting on instructions from the Jubilee House.
The residents say they are devastated by the destruction of properties they acquired legally and developed through years of sacrifice, hard work and financial commitment.
Many insist they have been left homeless, traumatised and financially ruined after losing properties worth thousands of cedis.
Their appeal comes amid growing frustration over what they describe as the silence of state institutions nearly two months after the demolitions took place.
Among the hardest hit is Heaven Investment Chapel, whose church complex under construction was reduced to rubble. Members of the church joined other affected residents in a demonstration to demand justice and draw attention to what they believe is a grave abuse of their rights.
Speaking on behalf of the affected residents, Founder and Head Pastor of Heaven Investment Chapel, Bishop Prosper Joemens Rohrmiller, expressed deep disappointment that repeated petitions to the Ghana Police Service, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau (PIPS), and even the Office of the President have so far yielded no response.
According to him, residents watched helplessly as excavators moved onto the land and demolished structures without any court order or legal authorisation.
The church alone lost six plots of land on which a three-storey building was being constructed to serve as an auditorium, offices and residential accommodation.
“Everything we had worked for was destroyed,” Bishop Rohrmiller lamented.
“They demolished every building and wall we had put up. All three blocks were brought down. An entire church property was wiped out without a court order. No court authorised that demolition, yet up till now no one has been arrested.”
His voice filled with emotion, he questioned why law-abiding citizens who had invested their savings into legitimate developments could be treated in such a manner.
“We are all Ghanaians. We deserve protection under the law. We deserve justice. We cannot understand how people can invade our property, destroy everything we have built and walk away without being held accountable.”
The residents say notices had earlier been posted by a company claiming ownership of the land and giving occupants 21 days to regularise their tenancy.
However, they allege that less than a week later excavators arrived and began demolishing structures, first pulling down sections of the church fence before returning the next day to completely level the buildings.
The affected residents insist that if the demolitions were unlawful, then those responsible must be identified and prosecuted.
They also fear that the continued failure of state institutions to act could embolden claims by the perpetrators that they were operating with the backing of powerful state actors.
“We are pleading with President Mahama to intervene personally,” the residents said.
“Our homes, our investments and our place of worship have been destroyed. We have knocked on every door seeking justice but our cries have not been heard. We are asking the President to help us uncover the truth, hold those responsible accountable and restore our faith in the rule of law.”
For the residents, the issue goes beyond demolished buildings. They say it is about justice, accountability and the right of every Ghanaian citizen to be protected from arbitrary actions carried out without due process.
“We have lost too much already,” Bishop Rohrmiller said. “All we are asking for is justice.”
