The recent detention of Kwame Baffoe, widely known as Abronye DC, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has sparked significant controversy and sharp criticism from prominent legal figures in Ghana. Abronye DC was arrested by the Ghana Police Service on Monday, September 8, and subsequently remanded into police custody for one week by an Accra Circuit Court, a decision the court stated was necessary to allow prosecutors more time for investigations.

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu was among the first to voice his disapproval, calling on the NPP leadership to intervene directly with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno to secure Abronye’s release. Speaking on Citi FM on Friday, September 12, Kpebu argued that the remand constituted an overreach of the law, emphasizing that the alleged offense was minor and unlikely to lead to Abronye absconding, given his public stature as a regional chairman. Kpebu highlighted the IGP’s past working relationship with the former Akufo-Addo administration, suggesting a political appeal could lead to the case being withdrawn, asserting that the IGP