The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned last Friday’s actions by operatives of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) at the residences of two prominent personalities of the opposition party.
The NPP General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, in a release on the subject, called on all Ghanaians and cherishers of democracy to condemn the storming and arrest of a party member, Alfred Ababio Kumi, aka Adenta Kumi, from his residence.
“NPP condemns in the strongest terms the growing pattern of politically motivated intimidation and harassment of its members,” the release stated.
The party accused the NDC government of misusing state security agencies to directly assault members of the NPP.
Recalling the incident at the residence of Adenta Kumi on Friday morning, the General Secretary said:
“At about 7 am on Friday, April 23, Alfred Ababio Kumi, aka Adenta Kumi, a member of the NPP, Adenta, was arrested by operatives of the NIB wielding AK 47. Six of them wore masks. This is clearly related to the petition for the dissolution of the Justice Torkornoo Committee. Rather than address the petition, the response is the harassment of the whistleblower.”
In a related development, the General Secretary said NIB operatives also descended upon the residence of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi-Bosiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, to arrest him and take him to Accra.
He noted that the operation was in connection with an earlier invitation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to Wontumi to assist in an ongoing investigation.
He explained that due to a medical situation, Chairman Wontumi could not report on the initially scheduled date of May 21 but had informed authorities that he would be available on May 26, 2025.
“It was surprising, therefore, when NIB operatives stormed his residence on Friday morning,” the General Secretary noted, adding that “this is a threat to democracy and designed to weaken opposition voices as well as erode democratic fabric.”
“Such actions do not only violate the fundamental rights of Ghanaian citizens but also endanger principles of transparency, justice and equal protection under rule of law,” the General Secretary said.
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