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A popular Sierra Leonean lawyer, Yada Hashim Williams, has alleged that a deceased legal practitioner was involved in a fraudulent land transaction, after a conveyance bearing the late lawyer’s name surfaced more than a decade after his death.
In a post shared on X, Williams claimed that the late George Ekundayo Davies, who died on 21 June 1980, is recorded as having “executed” a conveyance dated 16 December 1994. Williams alleged that the document is being used to support the acquisition of more than 40 acres of land at York, registered in the name of Augusta Pratt.
Williams further alleged that Pratt is acting as a front for Reverend David Chambers, and that the transaction forms part of a wider scheme involving forged documents and disputed land ownership.
According to Williams, the York land matter is not an isolated case but part of what he described as a longstanding pattern of land fraud across Freetown. He alleged that similar practices have been used for years to intimidate and dispossess legitimate landowners through the use of falsified conveyances and questionable claims of ownership.
Williams said that a formal letter was submitted to the Attorney-General on 27 November 2025, requesting that the Sierra Leone Police conduct what he described as a “full, independent, and thorough investigation” into what he characterised as a coordinated criminal network involved in land fraud.
He warned that land grabbing through forged documents poses a serious threat to property rights and public confidence in the legal system, arguing that the issue should be treated as a national security concern.
As of the time of reporting, there has been no public response from the individuals named in the allegations or from the relevant authorities regarding the request for an investigation.
