Ex-CID Boss sues over reports linking her to land-grabbing
In the suit, filed on 30 March, the former CID Director-General is demanding GH¢10 million in general damages, along with aggravated and exemplary damages, over reports she says falsely portrayed her as using her office to seize land unlawfully.
Commissioner of Police Faustina Agyeiwaa Kodua Andoh-Kwofie has gone to the High Court in Accra, accusing a National Security operative and several media outlets of damaging her reputation through false publications.
In the suit, filed on 30 March, the former CID Director-General is demanding GH¢10 million in general damages, along with aggravated and exemplary damages, over reports she says falsely portrayed her as using her office to seize land unlawfully.
At the centre of the case is Mr Charles Amegadzie, whom she identifies as the original source of the allegations. Also named as defendants are Prosper Kay, Roger A. Agana, NewsGhana.com.gh, The Supreme Newspaper, Cloudview Technology Limited and Opera Norway AS, which operates Opera News.
According to COP Andoh-Kwofie, the defendants circulated a narrative suggesting she exploited her senior position in the Ghana Police Service to participate in illegal land acquisition. She says that account is entirely untrue.
Her writ argues that the publications were not only inaccurate but calculated to depict her as a corrupt public official and to inflict serious professional and personal harm.
She further says the land at the centre of the controversy is already the subject of ongoing court proceedings, and that the defendants acted irresponsibly by turning the matter into a public campaign instead of allowing the legal process to run its course.
In addition to the damages claim, she is asking the court for several forms of relief aimed at restoring her reputation and preventing any repetition.
These include a declaration that the reports were defamatory, an order compelling the complete removal of the stories from all relevant platforms, a public and unqualified apology from those involved, and a perpetual injunction stopping the defendants from publishing similar material about her in the future.
