Bawumia calls for release of nurse detained over alleged false news
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed concern over the reported arrest and remand of a Techiman-based nurse and mother of three, Salomey Bafor Awiti, by national intelligence officers. According to Dr Bawumia, the nurse was allegedly picked up in the middle of the night and has been remanded for two weeks on suspicion […]
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed his disapproval of the remand of Techiman nurse Salomey Awiti Bafoh by the Adentan Circuit Court. Bafoh, a 40-year-old senior nursing officer and mother of three, was arrested and remanded into police custody for two weeks following her alleged involvement in the publication and circulation of false news on social media.
Bawumia condemned the arrest as "very worrying" and warned against what he perceives as an infringement on citizens' right to free expression. He emphasized that Ghana's intelligence agencies should not pursue citizens merely for insulting public officials and urged political actors to maintain decorum, arguing that transformative ideas for Ghana would not emerge from such an environment.
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