Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been arrested by the police.
This was when Abronye presented himself to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service yesterday, following a search for him at the residence of former NPP Greater Accra Regional Youth Organiser, Moses Abor, by masked men on Sunday, September 7.
While the exact reason for his arrest remains unclear, it is speculated that the Bono NPP Chairman was charged with “offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace” following his alleged recent verbal attacks against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and the Acting Chief Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Raymond Archer.
Abronye, after a short interrogation, was transferred from the Criminal Investigations Department to the headquarters of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), and has reportedly been denied access to his lawyers.
Abor’s House Raid
According to a CCTV footage from the residence of Abor, which has since gone viral on the internet, the masked officers where seen invading the residence.
These masked men, numbering about seven, were seen scaling the fence wall into the house to conduct the search.
Political Asylum
The development comes days after Abronye DC applied for political asylum abroad, alleging persecution and threats under President John Mahama’s administration.
In a letter signed on September 5, 2025, Abronye addressed his application to some international organisations including UN Resident Coordinator, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Development.
He alleged he was unlawfully arrested and detained in February this year for criticising the government.
“I place my trust in your respected institution to consider my case and to extend the necessary humanitarian assistance and protection under international conventions governing the rights of asylum seekers,” parts of the letter read.
He also claimed that the security agencies, acting under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, had threatened him with further reprisals if he did not stop speaking out.
He stated, “Since my release, I have received persistent threats – both verbal and electronic from individuals linked to the ruling party.”
According to him, a man identifying himself as a police investigator had warned him to comply with the summons else he would be “dealt with mercilessly”
He also cited international conventions, including the 1951 Refugee Convention and the African Union’s refugee protocol, alleging that “he and his family were in imminent and grave danger”.
Information available indicates that he had dispatched the application to some embassies including Canada, the United States, UK, Germany, France and Côte d’Ivoire.
Although the government and foreign missions are yet to respond publicly to the issue, some members of the opposition NPP have also accused the governing NDC of persecuting them.
By Prince Fiifi Yorke