Land Grab by The Ghana Armed Forces
War drums are beating at La in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, and it could lead to some bloody clashes between the civilian population and the Ghana Armed Forces. According to the La people, lands that were given out for military purposes are currently being repackaged and sold to foreign companies and private businessmen without due regard to the original owners of the land. Read more here: http://www.modernghana.com/ news/684062/tension-at-la-as- community-clash-with-military- over-land.html The Coalition of La Youth Associations and the Board of Trustees of the Dadekotopon Development Trust have asked the Ghana Armed Forces and the Government of Ghana to return all parcels of land that are no longer intended for the purposes for which they were first acquired. They have also accused the Military of “fomenting acts of Terror and brutalities against the local people.” Please read below the views of the La people about the loot of their lands by the Ghana Armed Forces;...