… Baffour Awuah had appeared as counsel for social commentator Salomey Baffoe Awiti, whose bail application was before the court in connection with the “Ghana Jollof” TikTok account case. …
… Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah was at the High Court on Wednesday, September 23, as counsel for Salomey Baffoe Awiti, the nurse facing allegations linked to the “Ghana Jollof” case. …
… His comments follow a tense incident at the Accra High Court on Wednesday, September 23, involving lawyers for detained Techiman-based nurse Salomey Baffoe Awiti, security personnel believed to be from EOCO, and a Member of Parliament. …
… His comments follow a tense incident at the Accra High Court on Wednesday, September 23, when lawyers for detained Techiman-based nurse Salomey Baffoe Awiti reportedly clashed with security personnel believed to be from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). …
… The attempted arrest occurred at the Accra High Court on Wednesday after Mr Baffour Awuah appeared as counsel for Salomey Baffoe Awiti, whose bail application was being heard. …
… His comments follow an alleged attempt to arrest Mr Baffour Awuah at the Accra High Court, where he had appeared as counsel for detained nurse Salomey Baffoe Awiti.
… His comments follow an alleged attempt to arrest the Manhyia South MP after he appeared at the High Court in Accra as counsel for detained nurse Salomey Baffoe Awiti.
… The Minority Leader’s comments come as questions continue to be raised over the treatment of Salomey Baffoe Awiti, who is facing a charge of abetment of crime, to wit publication of false news, in connection with investigations into the “Ghana Jollof” TikTok account. …
… Addressing the press in Parliament, the MP, who is also a lawyer for detained nurse Salomey Baffoe Awiti, said the incident occurred after he had represented his client at court on Wednesday. …
Manhyia South legislator and lawyer for detained nurse Salomey Baffoe Awiti, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, says he drove away from the Accra High Court after Wednesday’s confrontation because he feared for his safety. …
The NPP leadership in Manhyia South Constituency has condemned what it calls a botched attempt by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah on September 23 at the Accra High Court, where he was appearing as counsel in a case. The party says EOCO's conduct was unfair and unconstitutional, and undermines the dignity of Parliament and due process.
The NPP leadership in Manhyia South Constituency has condemned what it calls a botched attempt by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah on September 23 at the Accra High Court, where he was appearing as counsel in a case. The party says EOCO's conduct was unfair and unconstitutional, and undermines the dignity of Parliament and due process.
Akim Swedru MP Kennedy Osei Nyarko has urged President Mahama to intervene after the Economic and Organised Crime Office attempted to arrest Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah at the Accra High Court on September 23, questioning why security officials confronted the lawmaker publicly instead of using formal channels or parliamentary procedures.
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has urged the Economic and Organised Crime Office to understand constitutional protections for MPs, following a tense incident at Accra High Court involving EOCO security personnel and a legislator. The former Majority Leader said the law firm had already engaged EOCO and submitted a statement after the agency's invitation, questioning why EOCO proceeded with action against the MP.
Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has called for due process in dealing with Members of Parliament, saying that parliamentary privileges do not place legislators above the law. His comments follow a tense incident at the Accra High Court when security personnel believed to be from the Economic and Organised Crime Office reportedly clashed with lawyers and MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah.
Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has called the attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah unjustified and dangerous to democracy, arguing that an earlier EOCO invitation was directed at the law firm where Baffour Awuah is a senior partner, not at him personally, and that another senior officer of the firm had already represented it in three investigative meetings.
The Ministry of the Interior's spokesperson said the arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah by EOCO could have been handled more appropriately by securing notice to the Speaker of Parliament rather than through the direct arrest method used.
Deputy General Secretary Haruna Mohammed accused the Economic and Organised Crime Office of embarrassing itself through its letter on the arrest attempt of Manhyia South MP, arguing that EOCO failed to follow established parliamentary procedures for inviting Members of Parliament and should have formally written to the Speaker instead.
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has alleged that a woman claiming to be from the Economic and Organised Crime Office attempted to forcibly take him to EOCO after court proceedings on September 23, though she failed to produce identification or an arrest warrant when challenged.
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu described an alleged attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah by security personnel believed to be from the Economic and Organised Crime Office at the Accra High Court on September 23 as "a retrogression" in Ghana's democratic development. The circumstances surrounding the confrontation, including whether the personnel were EOCO operatives and whether an arrest was being attempted, remain unclear.
Tension erupted at Accra High Court on September 23 when lawyers for detained Techiman-based nurse Salomey Baffoe Awiti clashed with security personnel believed to be from EOCO. Video shows MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah resisting what appeared to be an arrest attempt before driving away, with a security vehicle reportedly pursuing his car.