A heavy police presence has been captured at No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel in Osu, Accra, as efforts intensify to enforce a High Court order allowing a receiver to take possession of the luxury property linked to businessman Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar.
A video circulating online shows security personnel deployed around the landmark building while authorities reportedly moved to support court-appointed receiver Nii Amanor Dodoo. The dramatic scenes have renewed public attention around the legal and financial dispute threatening Cheddar’s control of one of Accra’s most recognisable hotels.
The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court granted UK-based Cola Holdings Limited and its receiver permission to seek police assistance after previous attempts to obtain peaceful possession of the property reportedly failed.
Justice Samuel Faraday Johnson issued the order on July 21, 2026, after finding that Cola Holdings had registered its security interest at the Collateral Registry and obtained a Memorandum of No Objection to enforce that security under the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2020.
Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited, the company associated with the development and management of the hotel, opposed the application through Cheddar, one of its directors. However, the court dismissed the objections, ruling that insufficient evidence had been presented to prevent the police-assisted enforcement.
Despite the police deployment, the hotel’s management insists that the property has not yet been handed over to the receiver.
In a statement, Kensington Residential Partners maintained that No. 1 Oxford Street remains under its possession and operational control. The company argued that the warrant does not take effect until seven days after the court order and said its lawyers had been instructed to appeal and seek an injunction against the takeover.
Management has also disputed aspects of the debt claim and urged the public to await the outcome of the pending legal processes.
The court’s ruling relates specifically to police assistance for the receiver. It does not finally determine all ownership questions, appeals or other claims between the parties.
However, the sight of numerous police officers around the luxury hotel signals a major escalation in a dispute that has moved beyond courtroom arguments to a visible battle for control of the property.
With Cheddar’s company challenging the enforcement and the receiver relying on court authority, No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel now stands at the centre of one of Ghana’s most closely watched business and legal showdowns.
