The squatters include truck drivers and mechanics who use the land to park their vehicles, as well as others who have erected temporary structures, including church buildings.

Notices from the Ghana Airport Company Limited, posted on the walls surrounding the land, have instructed the squatters to vacate the premises since February of this year.

As the demolition exercise progresses, many squatters, including families with children, have been left stranded.

The land in question is situated near the Agenda 111 Hospital project site in the Asokore Mampong Municipality.

Court bailiffs, with Police support, are currently clearing the area, and squatters are in the process of removing their belongings.

The Assembly Member for the Sepe Timpom Electoral Area, Awudu Abubakar Yakayaka told Accra-based Citi News that local opinion leaders were not consulted in the execution of the court order.

Source: Adomonline

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Photos of the squatters sleeping under very difficult conditions raised questions about a claim by city authorities that temporary homes would be provided for the affected squatters.

The over 1,000 slum-dwellers were rendered homeless after the AMA demolished wooden structures that served as their homes to pave way for the dredging of the Korle Lagoon.

Speaking to Joy News’ Kwesi Parker-Wilson shortly after the demolition, some of the affected residents were of the view that the Assembly should have exercised patience until the restrictions on movement was lifted in Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Watch photos of the squatters sleeping rough on Wednesday evening.