A tense situation reportedly developed at the Accra High Court on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, after officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) attempted to take the Manhyia South Member of Parliament, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, into custody.
Reports indicate that the attempted arrest was connected to an investigation involving the Ghana Jollof TikTok account. Sources close to the MP claimed EOCO believed he had failed to respond to invitations to assist with its investigations.
However, the MP’s sources reportedly disputed this account, saying he had not received any invitation from the anti-graft agency. They also alleged that the attempted arrest was connected to his public defence of Salomey Baffoe, who has been linked to the Ghana Jollof TikTok investigation.
The situation has raised questions about the circumstances surrounding the attempted arrest, particularly whether a formal invitation was issued and what legal basis EOCO relied on in seeking to take the MP into custody.
As of the latest report, EOCO had not publicly issued its own account of the incident, leaving some details surrounding the confrontation unresolved.
Source: GhanaNsem
