The Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has criticised the arrest and detention of New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team member Dennis Miracles Aboagye, accusing the government of using arrests to intimidate political opponents.
In a post on X on Sunday, July 12, 2026, Oppong Nkrumah said the government’s handling of the arrest set a dangerous precedent and threatened Ghana’s democratic and legal gains.
“The use of arrests and detention as a tool to intimidate political opponents by this government is just shocking,” he wrote.
Oppong Nkrumah argued that Aboagye, who was arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) upon his arrival at the Accra International Airport, was not a flight risk and could have been invited to assist with any investigation.
“When a man is easily locatable, there is no reason for which you will arrest and detain him on a Saturday to be investigated the following week,” he said.
He further warned that the government’s approach risked eroding progress made in strengthening the rule of law.
“The precedents being set by this government just undermine all the decades of progress we’ve made as a country on matters of rule of law,” Oppong Nkrumah added.
The comments come after Miracles Aboagye was arrested by EOCO officers with the assistance of immigration officials after arriving in Ghana on Sunday.
The party has claimed that Miracles Aboagye’s lawyers and senior officials have been denied access to him and that no charges have been filed.
