Founder of the University of Gold Coast and General Overseer of Pleasant Place Church, Bishop Dr. Gideon Titi Offei, has been accused of contempt of court over an ongoing land dispute at Baatsonaa-Spintex in the Greater Accra Region, amid allegations that construction activities are continuing on the disputed land despite a subsisting court injunction.
A police report filed on December 15, 2025, at the Baatsonaa District Police Command by Mr. Alex Mensah, alleges that artisans working on behalf of Bishop Titi Offei have encroached upon 2.5 plots of land said to belong to his brother, Mr. Seth Adjei Mensah, in direct violation of a court order restraining all parties from undertaking any activity on the land.
According to the complaint, even after the police formally directed all parties to strictly comply with the court injunction, construction works allegedly continued unabated, raising serious concerns about the enforcement of court orders and respect for the rule of law.
Background to the Dispute
Court documents and records available to this paper indicate that the disputed 2.5 plots of land at Nebitse Bi Kwaku Family, Baatsonaa-Spintex, have been in the possession of Mr. Seth Adjei Mensah, a Ghanaian resident in Sweden, since 1992. Mr. Mensah is said to have acquired the land lawfully with valid documentation and the necessary customary approvals, granting him undisputed ownership at the time.
However, Mr. Mensah alleges that shortly after his acquisition, the late Koi Larbi, a former Member of Parliament for Akropong, together with some traditional authorities from Nungua, registered a larger tract of land that allegedly included his family’s portion, without his knowledge or consent.
Efforts to amicably resolve the dispute reportedly failed, forcing Mr. Mensah to seek legal redress.
Alleged Payments and Failed Settlement
During negotiations for an out-of-court settlement, Mr. Paa Koi Genfi, said to be acting on behalf of Bishop Titi Offei and Kowiah Investments company limited, allegedly demanded and collected GH₵3,500 from Mr. Mensah, with assurances that an indenture covering the Nebitse Bi Kwaku Family land would be issued.
Mr. Mensah claims the indenture was only partially signed and never fully executed, while subsequent promises to compensate him with an alternative four-acre parcel of land also failed to materialize.
Demolition and Alleged Use of Land Guards
The dispute reportedly escalated on November 11, 2022, when Mr. Mensah says his caretaker alerted him that persons authorized by Paa Koi Genfi of Koiwah Investment Company Limited had moved onto the land and demolished his family’s fence wall and a school structure on the property. Two 40-foot containers filled with materials were also allegedly destroyed in the process.
Mr. Mensah further alleges that the takeover was facilitated by notorious land guards, who have since blocked him and his family from accessing the property. He claims that he, his brother, and their caretaker have been assaulted on two separate occasions by land guards stationed on the land whenever they attempted to visit the site.
Other Property Owners Petition IGP
Beyond the Mensah family, other property owners in the Baatsonaa-Spintex enclave, whose structures were allegedly demolished to pave way for Bishop Titi Offei’s project, have also petitioned the Office of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP).
The affected individuals are demanding urgent police intervention to halt further encroachment, investigate the demolitions, and restore properties they say rightfully belong to them, warning that failure to act could further inflame tensions in the area.
Court Action and Alleged Contempt
With tensions escalating, Mr. Mensah secured a court injunction restraining all parties from entering or working on the land, while also petitioning the Property Fraud Unit of the Ghana Police Service.
Despite these legal steps, Mr. Mensah alleges that Bishop Dr. Titi Offei, who claims to have purchased the land from Kowiah Investment Company Limited, led by Paa Koi Genfi, has continued construction works on the property in blatant disregard of the court order.
Latest developments suggest that construction activities on the land have allegedly been intensified, with artisans reportedly working day and night, raising fears that the project is being rushed ahead of the court’s final determination.
Repeated attempts by this publication to reach Bishop Titi Offei, who is reported to have also joined the court suit as a plaintiff, for his side of the story proved futile as of the time of filing this report.
The latest case has once again drawn national attention to the menace of land guards, alleged abuse of influence by Men of God, Politicians and Businessmen with networkings in the government, and the growing perception that powerful individuals can act above the law in land disputes across the Greater Accra Region.
