There was drama at the premises of the Accra High Court today, when an officer of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) attempted to arrest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour.
Mr. Baffour was at the court to represent his client, Salomey Awiti Batoh, a senior nurse implicated in the Ghana Jollof public incitement case.
In a video of the incident, the EOCO officer is seen standing in front of the driver’s door of the MP’s vehicle, asking him to follow her to the EOCO office.
The MP, who appeared enraged, questioned what showed she was an officer of EOCO and why they were looking for him.
He claimed his attempted arrest was linked to his representation of his client in the Ghana Jollof case.
He told the woman to move away from his car door, but she refused, leading him to push her.
One of the lawyers who was with Nana Agyei Baffour is heard saying EOCO should write to the Speaker of Parliament if they want to arrest the MP, as there is a procedure for that.
It is not clear why EOCO attempted to take the MP into custody, but he had earlier claimed that there is a cocaine manufacturing plant in Ghana.
Speaking in an interview on Citi FM on Tuesday, the NPP MP asserted that Ghana was not only a transit point for cocaine smuggling and that some level of manufacturing was ongoing in the country.
He stated that his party has intelligence that confirms the claim.
A Daily Guide Report