Private legal practitioner Nana Agyei Baffour Barfour Awuah has condemned the arrest of Alfred Ababio Kumi, popularly known as Adenta Kumi, describing it as unjust and poorly handled.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show, Mr. Awuah said the early morning raid carried out by armed operatives believed to be from the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) was unnecessary.
He asked, “Why couldn’t they wait and invite the man to explain himself? Why the rush to arrest him at dawn like a hardened criminal?”
Mr. Awuah said the video at the center of the issue does not even show everything and insisted that proper investigations should have been conducted first.
“Explaining himself could have cleared the air. The video does not even contain full footage, so this arrest is excessive and uncalled for,” he said.
He revealed that he was in Kumasi when Kumi’s wife called him around 6 a.m. on Friday, screaming that armed men had stormed their house.
“She was shouting and panicking. Later she told me they had arrested him and taken him away.”
The Manhyia South MP said he advised Kumi to stay calm after receiving information the previous night that security officials might come for him.
He has since asked Kumi’s lawyers to follow up on the matter.
Kumi’s arrest follows his recent petition to President John Mahama, calling for the dissolution of the committee investigating the removal of the Chief Justice. In his petition, Kumi alleged misconduct involving committee members.
He claimed that on May 15, 2025, after the committee’s inaugural sitting, Justices Pwamang and Adibu-Asiedu, along with Supreme Court Justice Yonni Kulendi, were seen dining at Santoku Restaurant with Thaddeus Sory, counsel for petitioner Daniel Ofori.
Kumi said they were overheard discussing issues related to the petition, and believes the arrest is linked to that petition.
So far, the motive for the operation remains unclear.
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