Update: Abronye DC, Baba Amando granted bail as political pressure mounts on Ghana police

Update: Abronye DC, Baba Amando granted bail as political pressure mounts on Ghana police

The Bono Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe has been released on bail after spending hours in police custody. This follows an intervention by the Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo Markin and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) legal team. Abronye was arrested by the Crimi...

Jonathan Ofori
Apr 13
Update: Abronye DC, Baba Amando granted bail as political pressure mounts on Ghana police

The Bono Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe has been released on bail after spending hours in police custody.

This follows an intervention by the Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo Markin and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) legal team.

Abronye was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service on Monday over allegations including offensive conduct, false publication, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.

He was also being investigated over alleged threats directed at a judge at the Adenta Circuit Court, police sources said.

His release follows mounting political pressure led by the Minority Leader, who had urged police to grant him immediate bail, arguing that continued detention was “unfair” and should be guided by constitutional provisions.

Another detained NPP communicator, identified as Abubakar Yakubu, popularly known as “Baba Amando,” was also granted bail in a parallel development, according to party sources.

Lawyers for both men reportedly engaged police authorities throughout the day to secure their release pending further investigations.

The police service has not yet issued a detailed statement confirming conditions of bail but said investigations into the allegations remain ongoing.

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