Akim Oda (E/R), Jan 5, GNA – The Akim Oda Magistrate Court on Monday=
bonded Mary Kumiwaa, a trader to be of a good behaviour when dealing with=
tenants. She has also been ordered to compensate the complainant with GH¢15= 0 for allegedly forcibly throwing away his personal belongings. Kumiwaa, 44, who admitted the offence before the trial Judge, Mr. Albert Owusu Annor, would go to prison for six months or pay GH¢300 if she fails to execute or comply with the bond. The prosecution stated that Kumiwaa and the complainant, Musa Issaka= , live at Akim Oda in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region. Two years ago, Mr. Issaka rented a single room from Kumiwaa’s younge= r sister without the knowledge of the family. According to the prosecution, it was at a time that the siblings of Kumiwaa needed a room in the house urgently, to house one of them to nurs= e their sick father. On December 17, 2009, Kumiwaa forcibly opened the complainant’s room=
and removed his two-in-one armed chair with a standing fan, placed them outside without the tenant’s consent. When Mr. Issaka realized that his Landlord’s attempt to forcibly eje= ct him from the room did not comply with the Rent Law, he made a report to t= he police, who arrested and prosecuted Kumiwaa after investigations. 5 Jan 10
