The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has sharply criticised the arrest of Alfred Ababio Kumi—popularly known as Adenta Kumi—calling the incident a “disgrace” to the rule of law and a “shame” to the nation.
Mr Kodua said he received a distress call from Mr Kumi in the early hours of Friday, alerting him that around 20 armed men had besieged his residence in Adenta, demanding that he come outside. According to Mr Kumi, who was speaking from inside his house, the men did not identify themselves.
“On my way to his residence, I received another call—this time from his wife—saying he had been taken away and that they told her he was being sent to an office,” Kodua recounted in an interview with Joy News. By the time he arrived at the property, Kumi had already been removed.
The NPP General Secretary expressed outrage at the state in which he found the home. He described the front door as having been destroyed and alleged that a woman in the house had been assaulted with the butt of a rifle.
“It’s appalling that officers, whoever they may be, would act in this manner. What crime has Adenta Kumi committed?” Kodua asked. “This is someone who, acting as a responsible citizen, submitted a petition to the President after observing what he believed to be wrongdoing. He never received a response—only to be forcibly picked up without explanation.”
He condemned the arrest as an act of intimidation, criticising the absence of due process. “Are they trying to put fear into him? Are they trying to intimidate him? If someone has filed a petition, the right course of action is to invite them—not to storm their home without a warrant.”
Mr Kumi’s location was still unknown as of Friday morning, but Kodua confirmed that they had noted the registration number of the vehicle involved—WE 323-11—and had taken photographs of some of the individuals who participated in the arrest. “We are now on our way to the National Security office to confirm whether he is being held there,” he added.
The arrest comes days after Mr Kumi submitted a petition to President John Dramani Mahama calling for the dissolution of a committee investigating the potential removal of the Chief Justice.
In his petition, Kumi accused Justices Pwamang, Adibu-Asiedu, and Supreme Court Justice Yonni Kulendi of holding an inappropriate meeting with Thaddeus Sory, legal counsel for petitioner Daniel Ofori, at Santoku Restaurant in Accra after the committee’s first hearing on 15 May 2025.
Kumi claimed that issues relating to the petition were discussed during the dinner, a meeting he says compromises the credibility of the committee’s work. A video of the alleged gathering has since gone viral, sparking public debate over its authenticity and implications.