Sammi Awuku denies EOCO arrest claims
Akuapem North MP and former NLA boss Sammi Awuku has denied reports that he was arrested by EOCO on Saturday, August 15, calling the claims false and unfounded.
Former Akuapem North Member of Parliament and erstwhile Director-General of the National Lottery Authority, Sammi Awuku, has categorically denied allegations that he was apprehended by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on Saturday, August 15. In a video posted online on Sunday, August 16, Mr Awuku appeared in Kumasi alongside fellow NDC supporter Appiah Stadium, firmly refuting the unfounded claims.
Mr Awuku posed a perplexing question, asking how he could have been arrested on the same day he voted in the NPP's regional elections. "Claims that I was arrested on Saturday are completely false," he asserted. Earlier reports had suggested that EOCO had detained Mr Awuku for alleged corruption and financial irregularities during his time at the NLA, with the detention reportedly linked to ongoing investigations into financial transactions and other business at the Authority.
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