NIB Director returns illegally acquired land at El Wak – ORAL

The Director of the National Investigation Bureau (NIB), Nana Attobrah Quaicoe, has made the decision to voluntarily return a parcel of state land he unlawfully acquired.

This action was disclosed by private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu during a telephone interview with Channel One News’ Hanson Agyemang.

According to Martin Kpebu, the director personally reached out to the chairman of the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to communicate his decision.

The parcel of land in question is located in the agri-mechanisation lands area, opposite the El Wak Stadium in Accra.

Martin Kpebu highlighted serious irregularities surrounding the rezoning process, describing it as fundamentally flawed.

The legal practitioner further explained that these procedural lapses render the rezoning exercise illegitimate.

“The director of the NIB, Mr. Nana Attobrah Quaicoe called our chairman, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to inform him that he was willing to relinquish his parcel of land in the agri-mechanisation lands area which are practically opposite the El Wak Stadium.

“It is government land basically, but the Akufo-Addo administration illegally rezoned it. The checks at the Town and Country Planning shows that they didn’t go through the right procedure. Parliament was not involved in the rezoning, etc. so that rezoning itself is problematic. And so the beneficiaries of their lands have not properly acquired any land.”

ORAL was established by President John Dramani Mahama on December 18, 2024, to spearhead the recovery of state properties and assets unlawfully taken by individuals, especially during past administrations.

The five-member team, led by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been tasked with ensuring accountability and restoring public confidence in the management of state assets.