Reports reaching Peacefmonline.com indicates that National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has been arrested by personnel from the Ghana Police Service.
The NDC National Chair, according to DGN Online portal, was arrested this afternoon in Accra apparently in connection with alleged arson and kidnappings in Ghana.
DGN Online is informed that Mr. Ofosu Ampofo had been hopping from hotel to hotel and has refused to stay home after getting wind of his likely arrest after a high court issued an arrest warrant.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) had earlier raised alarm that Government was making moves to arrest its National Chairman.
According to the opposition party, it (NDC) had learnt that the government, using the security agencies, has obtained a court warrant in the past few days for the arrest of our national Chairman, Hon. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo.”
The NDC made this known in a statement issued on Sunday, June 9, 2019, and signed by its Director of Communications, Kakra Essamuah.
The statement indicated “we have further learnt that the security agencies intend to do this apparently in conjunction with elements of NPP vigilante forces and that they intend to arrest the Chairman in a manner aimed at lowering him in the esteem of Ghanaians.”
Mr. Ofosu Ampofo is standing trial over a leaked tape in which a voice purported to be his is heard calling for political kidnappings and assassinations of some persons in Ghana.
Ever since there had been several cases of kidnappings and market fires which the police had report linking the NDC chairman to some of the cases.
In the leaked audio, the NDC Chairman is heard purportedly declaring ruthless war against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa.
There has been series of kidnappings since the leaked tape surfaced. Three girls from Takoradi in the Western Region have remained in captivity since they were kidnapped some months ago.
An Indian businessman was kidnapped in Kumasi some weeks ago.
And recently, two Canadian women were kidnapped in Kumasi as well.
It would be recalled that some weeks ago, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service once again invited Mr. Ofosu Ampofo for ‘questioning’ as the CID claimed that suspects that have so far been arrested in connection with kidnappings and arson had mentioned Mr. Ofosu Ampofo’s name as the ‘mastermind’ behind the two mentioned crimes.
Source: Peacefmonline.com with additional files from dailyguidenetwork.com
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Its not true. Ofosu Ampofo is with Asiedu Nketsia visiting some of their NDC oldies. THE STORY IS PALPABLE FALSEHOOD AND MUST BE TREATED WITH THE CONTEMPT IT DESERVES.
YOU CANT ARREST THE KIDNAPPERS. YOU CANT ARREST ARMED ROBBERS, BUT YOU ARE NOW ARRESTING ARMED-LESS MAN. COWARDS.
I will not be naive and rule out the fact that NPP are taking advantage of this leaked tape and committing these kidnappings in order to win some political advantage in 2020 elections. They did similar thing in 2000 placing dead bodies at vantage points across the country and promised the killings will stop when they win power. We shouldn't focus on this tape alone but there could be more to it.
Have the feeling this man is guilty as charged if the reports in the media are true. Why should he be moving from hotel to hotel to avoid arrest? If someone is making an allegation that you are complicit to a crime and you know deep down you’re innocent, just confront the person to produce evidence? This country isn’t a banana republic and if the law enforcers do any underhand dealings, civil organizations and especially our competent judges shall give you justice.
Well done Ghana Police..... I heard Ofosu Ampofo talking about No contribution no chop when ndc comes back to power. This evil ndc guys must never come back to power again.
Funny country. Istead of them going after the real perpetrators who are foreigners we are busy persecuting political opponents
Deal with him drastically according to the laws of Ghana as you would have dealt with a poor farmer from my village. No one is above the laws of Ghana. People can demonstrate for 1000 years no one cares.
NOW WHERE IS ADEMOLA COKER HE NDC GREATER ACCRA CHAIRMAN WHO WA BRAGGING YESTERDAY THAT HE IS DARING THE GHANA POLICE TO AREST CHAIRMAN AMPOFO AND THEY WILL SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN GHANA. NOW THAT HE IS ARRESTED , WE WANT TO SEE WHAT ADE COKER AND THE NDC WILL DO. ?