The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Agona West is demanding the immediate release of its Constituency Organiser, David Essendon, popularly known as Sam Toys, following his reported arrest by a joint team of police and National Security operatives.
According to the party, Mr Essendon was picked up at his residence after publicly criticising President John Dramani Mahama over the return of intermittent power outages, commonly known as “dumsor.”
Speaking to Adom News, the NPP’s 2024 parliamentary candidate for Agona West, Lawyer Christopher Arthur, confirmed the arrest and described the development as troubling.
He explained that prior to the arrest, Mr Essendon allegedly received a message from a police officer identified as Detective Inspector Eric Gyan Aboagye of the CID Headquarters Special Investigations Unit.
The message reportedly read: “There is a case of publication of false news on 24/04/2026 in which you are involved. Kindly make yourself available. Failure to do so by 30/04/2026 will lead to the issuance of an arrest warrant.”
Lawyer Arthur said they initially dismissed the message, believing it could be fraudulent due to the activities of scammers in the country.
However, he claimed a team of security personnel later arrived at Mr Essendon’s house in three vehicles and arrested him.
According to him, the manner of the arrest came as a shock to party members and supporters in the constituency.
Lawyer Arthur further accused the government of attempting to silence people who speak out about the country’s power challenges.
He insisted that Ghanaians should be free to criticise issues affecting their daily lives without fear of intimidation or arrest.
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