A Ghanaian pastor and used-car importer has dragged a Nigerian national who styles himself "HRM Eze Igbo King in Ghana" before the Circuit Court, Adenta, claiming the defendant took possession of his white 2018 Lincoln Navigator under an agreed purchase price of GH¢800,000 and then refused to pay a single cedi of it, even after signing a fresh undertaking before the police.

The plaintiff, William Owusu, suing through his lawful attorney, James McKeown Effah, filed his writ of summons against Dr. Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu, also known as "HRM Eze Igbo King in Ghana," on 5th October 2026, seeking either payment of the full purchase price with interest and damages, or, in the alternative, the immediate return of the vehicle together with damages for loss of its use.

The Claim

According to the statement of claim, Owusu is a Ghanaian citizen and pastor ordinarily resident in the United States who also runs a business importing cars from America and shipping them to Ghana. In or around December 2025, a mutual friend identified only as Mr. Solomon introduced Ihenetu, a Nigerian national resident in Ghana, to Owusu as a prospective buyer for a luxurious white 2018 Lincoln Navigator then parked at Owusu's house at Pokuase, Accra.

Owusu and his wife entered into an oral agreement with Ihenetu to sell the vehicle for GH¢800,000. Ihenetu then appealed to Owusu to release the vehicle to him immediately, on the pretext of securing it so no other buyer could purchase it ahead of him. The parties subsequently agreed on an instalment plan under which GH¢400,000 would be paid in March 2026 and the remaining GH¢400,000 between April and May 2026.

Relying on these representations, Owusu released physical possession of the vehicle to Ihenetu in February 2026, while explicitly retaining all original customs and ownership documents covering the vehicle as security. The statement of claim alleges that Ihenetu went on to default entirely, failing to pay any part of the purchase price throughout March, April or May 2026, and deliberately evading Owusu's attempts to reach him. When eventually reached by phone, Owusu alleges, Ihenetu boastfully taunted him, saying Owusu could not have him arrested and that he did not fear the Ghana Police Service.

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