{"id":642156,"date":"2019-06-21T10:54:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T10:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"
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Samuel Ofosu Ampofo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National\nChairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was last Wednesday grilled\nby detectives at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) about the\nkidnapping of an Indian busin"},"modified":"2019-06-21T10:54:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T10:54:04","slug":"ofosu-ampofo-grilled-on-kumasi-kidnapping-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/21\/ofosu-ampofo-grilled-on-kumasi-kidnapping-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"Ofosu- Ampofo Grilled On Kumasi Kidnapping, Fires"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Samuel Ofosu Ampofo<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National
\nChairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was last Wednesday grilled
\nby detectives at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) about the
\nkidnapping of an Indian businessman and the fires which gutted the Kejetia and
\nAsafo markets recently.<\/p>\n

The questions
\nwere posed as part of investigations being conducted by the detectives when a
\nsuspect reportedly mentioned his name as being the brain behind the kidnapping
\nand the arson.<\/p>\n

When he was
\ninvited, his party lawyers and party elders took a position that he was not
\ngoing to honour the invitation. <\/p>\n

It took a
\nwarrant from a court of law to have him arrested before he answered questions
\nconcerning the ongoing investigations.<\/p>\n

The NDC
\ncreated an impression that the party chairman turned himself in when it became obvious
\nthat an arrest warrant had been secured to forcibly pick him up. <\/p>\n

Details of
\nexactly what transpired when he was bungled to the CID Headquarters in Accra were
\ncontained in a statement issued by the party\u2019s Director of Communications,
\nKakra Essamuah, who said the national chairman denied the allegations during
\nthe said interrogations. <\/p>\n

Interesting Details<\/strong><\/p>\n

For those who
\nwere eager to learn about the details about what the police are seeking from
\nMr. Ofosu- Ampofo, a statement from the party has revealed such important information.<\/p>\n

Hiding behind
\nalibis, the party chairman told a crack squad of interrogators that he was not
\npresent at where the crimes took place on the said dates \u2013 April 19 to 25,
\n2019.<\/p>\n

Supporting Alibis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Supporting the
\nalibis, the communications director said the chairman was attending to private
\nmatters in Tema and the United Kingdom at the time the crimes occurred. <\/p>\n

With regard to
\nthe rare insight into what unfolded when the CID hosted their arrested suspect,
\nthe NDC statement went on: \u201cUnder interrogation today, Chairman Ofosu-Ampofo,
\nafter refreshing his memory with entries in his diary and passport, told the
\nPolice that from the 18th of April to the 21st of April, he was at the annual
\nEaster Convention of the Church of Pentecost at Nungua, which was organised by
\nthe Teshie-Nungua branch of the church.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd
\nthereafter on Easter Monday, 22nd April, he emplaned for a private trip to the
\nUnited Kingdom. He returned on Saturday, 27th April, just early enough so he
\ncould lead the NDC delegation to Peduase on Monday, 29th April,\u00a0 for the meeting with the NPP and the Peace
\nCouncil in the encounters intended to eliminate vigilantism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Confronting Evidence<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was gleaned
\nfrom the NDC statement that on the said date of his appearance at the CID
\nheadquarters, he was confronted with pictures of two suspects who mentioned him
\nas being behind the kidnapping of the Indian and the arson. <\/p>\n

This encounter
\nwith the CID, the second appearance, took place last Wednesday during which
\naccording to the statement, \u201cChairman Ofosu-Ampofo flatly denied these
\nallegations and asserted that he did not know the said suspects; he had\u00a0 not conspired with anybody to burn markets or
\nkidnap anyone, and also he was not even in Kumasi during that time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unable to
\nprovide convincing alibis, he was requested to do so as soon as he was able to
\nrecollect his exact movements during the period under review. <\/p>\n

Refreshing Memory<\/strong><\/p>\n

After refreshing
\nhis memory with entries in his diary and passport, he provided his
\ninterrogators with the details as aforementioned.<\/p>\n

At the end of
\nthe second encounter, Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo was urged to return in a fortnight for
\nthe continuation of the interrogation.<\/p>\n

Cooperation <\/strong><\/p>\n

Chairman
\nOfosu-Ampofo of the NDC said he would cooperate with the police but added that
\nhe had nothing to do with the kidnapping of the Indian and the torching of the
\ntwo markets in Kumasi.<\/p>\n

First Trial<\/strong><\/p>\n

For a man
\nalready standing trial after being charged for threat of harm, conspiracy to
\ncommit harm, riot and assaulting a public officer, these questions on a
\ndifferent subject have sparked heated political debate.<\/p>\n

He has already
\nmade two appearances at the CID headquarters in respect of his alleged kidnapping
\nof the Indian and the arson at Kejetia and Asafo markets. <\/p>\n

It feels
\nauspicious that the spate of abductions and arson took place on the heels of
\nthe NDC chairman\u2019s leaked audio in which he laid out the party\u2019 chilling strategy
\nfor the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n

Among the strategies are the creation of a general state of insecurity in the country through kidnappings and arson, and verbal attacks on public officials like the chairman of the National Peace Council and Electoral Commission boss, Jean Mensa.<\/p>\n

By A.R. Gomda<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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