The Greater Accra Regional Police Command, has detained the Brong Ahafo Regional Chairman of the governing NPP, after he honored an invitation to assist in investigating his claims that former President John Dramani Mahama, was plotting a coup to return to power.
According to the Police, a preliminary investigation has established that Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, claims against the former NDC Flagbearer are untrue and likely to cause a breach of the peace.
“In view of this, he has been formally arrested and charged on two counts of Publication of false news and Offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace.”
He has been detained and will be put before court today, Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
“We urge the public to be circumspect in all their dealings including pronouncements since anyone who falls foul of the law will be taken through the due process of the law,” the police added in a statement.
The NPP stalwart is alleged to have said that John Mahama had met with Al-Qaeda militants to engage them on how to topple the governing party.
Abronye DC, according to some media reports, claimed that Mr. Mahama approached the group in a bid to help him become president again.
The NPP communicator ,made the claim on Hot 93.9 FM in Accra, while responding to the arrest of #FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor, who had also made claims of leading a coup should the controversial E-Levy be passed.
Had claimed that “the former president John Mahama, is plotting a coup”.
Abronye DC, alleged in an interview on Hot 93.9FM’s political -talk show, “Dwene Ho Bio,” that John Mahama has met with the Al Qaeda militants in an attempt to stage a coup in Ghana.
According to the NPP stalwart, John Mahama, is in ties with the group to help him undertake a coup to become president again.
Abronye DC, reported himself to the Greater Accra Regional Police Command at about 2:40 pm on Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
He was given up to 4:00 pm to report to the Accra Regional Police Command.
This follows an invitation extended to him by the Ghana Police Service in a statement issued earlier in the day.
“Mahama and Al Qaeda have connived and are using this man as the front man. You know this man was a presidential staffer under Mahama? Barker was a presidential staffer when Mahama was president. Do you know that?” he questioned.
According to him, the embattled activist served as a Senior Legal and Policy Advisor during the erstwhile Mahama government and that having lost his job following the exit of Mr. Mahama from office, Oliver together with the former president have plotted the coup to afford a comeback to government.
The host sought to inform Abronye of the argument of lack of capacity being made in defence of Oliver over his coup threat but the party chairman retorted saying “those who have the capacity and have asked him to do it with their support is John Mahama.”
Pushed to provide evidence to back his claim, Abronye said “John Mahama was the one who made him a presidential staffer. Having been out of the office without a job and the opportunity to steal state money, his master has asked him to try the coup because it is the shortest way for them to come back to power. Is it not John Mahama who has sent him then?
“The evidence is in the fact that every time he posts on his Twitter page, it is John Mahama and NDC people who support him. When he recently threatened the coup John Mahama was the first person to tweet that he should not have been arrested. That means it was John Mahama who was imploring him to conduct the coup with his support. When you see John Mahama walking, his face looks coup-like, he is friends with coup. It is in his house that they made the plot.
The main financier of #FixTheCountry is John Dramani Mahama so if the convener threatens a coup who is behind it. Even when they go on a demonstration anywhere in Ghana it is John Mahama who takes up the cost?” he alleged. Meanwhile, the police in its release said the essence of its invitation extended to Abronye is to solicit his assistance in investigating his allegations.
