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High Court Trial: Benimasi-Boadi v. KNUST — 24 October 2026, Kumasi High Court (Land Division) — Suit No. ASH/ADK/HC/E1/177/25

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High Court Trial
April 2026

Land Rights Defenders Announces October 2026 High Court Trial Date in Landmark Benimasi-Boadi v. KNUST Case

Land Rights Defenders Inc. announces that the High Court of Justice (Land Division), Kumasi has set 24 October 2026 as the trial date in Suit No. ASH/ADK/HC/E1/177/25. The case seeks a judicial declaration of title, permanent injunction, and damages against KNUST for ongoing encroachment upon the sacred ancestral lands of the Huahi Achama Tutuwaa Royal Family.

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Legal Filing
December 2025

73-Page Witness Statement Filed Before High Court — Documents KNUST's Trespass on Sacred Heritage Site

Nana Kwesi Osei Bonsu, Lawful Attorney for the Huahi Achama Tutuwaa Royal Family, filed a comprehensive 73-page Witness Statement before the High Court on 1 December 2025. The statement documents the Family's allodial title, the expired Mother Lease, the void Renewal Lease, and KNUST's ongoing trespass on the sacred burial grounds of Oheneyere Huahi Yaa Achama Tutuwaa.

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Court Ruling
July 2025

High Court Refuses Injunction — Orders KNUST to Post GH¢1,000,000 Undertaking as Construction Continues

The High Court of Justice, Kumasi refused an interlocutory injunction to halt KNUST's construction on the Benimasi-Boadi ancestral heritage site on 24 July 2025. The Court ordered KNUST to execute an Undertaking of GH¢1,000,000 payable to the Plaintiff should the action succeed, and directed expedited trial. Land Rights Defenders Inc. confirms that construction on the sacred burial grounds has continued unabated since the ruling.

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Legal Action
June 2025

Writ of Summons Filed Against KNUST and Lands Commission — Seeks Declaration of Title and Permanent Injunction

Land Rights Defenders Inc., supporting and funding the Benimasi-Boadi Indigenous community's legal fight, announces the filing of a Writ of Summons (Suit No. ASH/ADK/HC/E1/177/25) before the High Court of Justice (Land Division), Kumasi on 25 June 2025. The suit names KNUST and the Lands Commission as defendants and seeks six reliefs including a judicial declaration of title, permanent injunction, cancellation of KNUST's land records, and full damages.

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UN Advocacy
May 2024

Land Rights Defenders Addresses 23rd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York

Land Rights Defenders Inc. delivered a formal oral statement at the 23rd Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York, presenting documented evidence of the Benimasi-Boadi dispossession to the international community. The statement named KNUST's unauthorized occupation as a case study in institutional land grabbing and called on member states to uphold Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) principles.

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Court Judgement
November 2024

KMA Circuit Court Affirms Huahi Achama Tutuwaa Royal Family's Allodial Ownership of Benimasi-Boadi Lands

His Lordship Abdul Razak Musah, sitting as Additional Circuit Judge at Kumasi (Suit No. KI/29/2023), delivered judgement affirming the Huahi Achama Tutuwaa Royal Family as the allodial owner of the Benimasi-Boadi lands. The Court declared all purported sales of the land null and void and granted a permanent injunction and recovery of possession. This judgement is relied upon as Exhibit G in the current High Court proceedings.

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Official Certificate
January 2021

Lands Commission Issues Search Report Confirming Family's Unencumbered Title — KNUST Lease Not Registered Against Boadi Lands

The Lands Commission, Kumasi issued Search Report Certificate No. KSI. 239/2021 on 29 January 2021, confirming that the Huahi Achama Tutuwaa Royal Family's legitimate rights to the Benimasi-Boadi lands are unencumbered by KNUST's purported lease. The certificate constitutes official government confirmation that KNUST's occupation of the Boadi lands has no valid legal basis.

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Media Kit

Resources to help journalists accurately cover the Benimasi-Boadi v. KNUST case and Land Rights Defenders' advocacy work.

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LRD Organizational Fact Sheet

One-page overview of Land Rights Defenders Inc. — mission, founding, programs, and key case statistics.

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Benimasi-Boadi v. KNUST — Case Summary

Two-page plain-language summary of the case for journalists unfamiliar with Ghanaian land law.

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Founder Bio — Nana Kwesi Osei Bonsu

Official biography and high-resolution headshot of LRD founder and executive director.

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