The company further alleged that heavy machinery belonging to Paulo Homes was deliberately parked on its uncontested land without any challenge or action from the police officers present.

A petition obtained by SaharaReporters has revealed serious allegations of bias and misconduct against officers of the Nigeria Police Force deployed to the River Park Estate in Abuja, accusing them of siding with a private developer, Paulo Homes, in a contentious property dispute.

The letter, dated May 16, 2025, and signed by Kojo Ansah Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of Houses For Africa, was addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, and copied to the Acting High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana, the Inspector-General of Police, and other top police officials.

In the letter titled “Concerns of Bias by Police Officers Deployed to River Park Estate,” the real estate company expressed outrage over what it described as the police officers’ “conspicuous” presence only on their uncontested land, designated for the Jonah Court project, while abandoning actual contentious plots where stop-work orders had been issued.

“These officers were assigned to maintain peace, prevent any breakdown of law and order, and ensure compliance with the stop-work directive issued by the Special Investigative Panel of the Inspector General of Police on contentious lands in the Estate, specifically Clusters 1A, Sector Center and 5A,” the letter reads.

“However, contrary to their mandate of impartiality, the officers have conspicuously stationed themselves solely on our land designated for the Jonah Court project, which is NOT part of the contentious areas; leaving the Paulo Homes team to continue work unimpeded on contentious areas, namely Plots 1A, Sector Centre, and 5A.”

The company further alleged that heavy machinery belonging to Paulo Homes was deliberately parked on its uncontested land without any challenge or action from the police officers present.

“What is extremely alarming is that the police officers present have been relocated from all areas of contention in the Estate to our Jonah Court land which is not under contention, leaving the areas under contention namely Sector Center, 5A and 1A unmanned for Paulo Homes to develop in contravention of the orders of the SIP of the IGP,” the letter stated.

The company demanded immediate action from the FCT Commissioner of Police to: Ensure equitable deployment of officers across all contentious areas without favoritism; Enforce compliance with the stop-work directive on all parties involved, especially Paulo Homes and Remove unauthorized construction machinery from the Jonah Court land.

Recall that SaharaReporters also reported that the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, was sued before a Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of intimidation, harassment, and violation of fundamental human rights tied to the controversial land dispute at the prestigious River Park Estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The legal action, filed under suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1130/2025, was initiated by directors of JonahCapital Nigeria Limited and their Ghanaian partners under the investment consortium Houses for Africa, including renowned Ghanaian businessman Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, Kojo Ansah Mensah, Victor Quainoo, and their legal counsel, Abu Arome.

Also named as defendants in the suit are the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ajao Saka Adewale; the Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit, DCP Akin Fakorede; EFCC Zonal Commander Michael Wetkas; EFCC investigator Eunice Vou Dalyop; and one Kabiru Baba.

The plaintiffs are demanding N200million in exemplary damages, citing repeated instances of harassment, arbitrary arrests, and the abuse of state power by top law enforcement officials. According to the claimants, these actions are connected to a contested ownership claim over portions of River Park Estate, an upscale residential development in Abuja.

At the heart of the dispute is an earlier investigation launched by the Inspector-General of Police through a Special Investigation Panel (SIP) led by DCP Usman Ahmed Imam, following multiple petitions. 

SaharaReporters also earlier reported that protesters on Wednesday stormed the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana's capital, asking the commissoner to prevail on the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government to intervene in some cases of alleged harassment of Ghanaian businesses in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The protesters, according to photos obtained by SaharaReporters on Wednesday, stormed the Nigerian High Commission in Roman Ridge, Accra, with placards, demanding a safe busines environment for Ghanaian businesses while referencing recent harassments by the Nigerian police. 

Speaking in a video obtained by SaharaReporters, one of the protesters, James Clark, under the aegis of the Concerned Citizens of Ghana (CCG) urged the Nigerian commissioner to wade in and end the harassment by the Nigerian police. 

He had said, "Some Nigerian elements are harassing the Ghanaian business interests in Abuja, the nation's capital. The Ghanaians led by Mr Essien Jonah who have a number of firms went to court in a civil dispute. You see we live peacefully with our Nigerian brothers in Ghana. We got married to each other and all. 

"But presently, our Ghanaian brothers in Nigeria are being harassed and we just want the Commissioner to talk to the Nigerian Inspector-General of Police and the Nigerian Immigration Service and talk to the Nigerian president so that everything will be peaceful and this harassment will stop." 

SaharaReporters had reported on Tuesday that the Nigerian police under the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, the Commissioner of Police of the FCT, Ajao Adewale, and the Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters, DCP Akin Fakorede, were dragged to court by the developers of River Park Estate in Abuja, Jonah Capital and their Ghanaian promoters. 

The plaintiffs had alleged the continuous violation of their fundamental human rights in a matter concerning the estate in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.