Court grants EOCO arrest warrant to arrest Manhyia South MP

The Accra High Court has recently granted a warrant allowing the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South. This decision came after EOCO's lawyers argued that their officers had tried multiple times to secure Awuah's attendance through voluntary means but had failed.

The Office expressed concern that crucial documents related to their investigation might be hidden, altered, or destroyed, prompting their request for arrest authority and the search for relevant documents.

This situation unfolded a week after EOCO attempted to arrest Awuah at the Accra High Court on September 23. The Office claimed the attempted arrest was linked to an ongoing investigation following two invitations sent to him in February 2026. However, Awuah has disputed this explanation, asserting that the investigation pertains to SIC Life Savings and Loans Company, a client of his former law firm, Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Partners.

According to Awuah, after he informed the Clerk to Parliament about EOCO's February invitation, a representative of the law firm appeared before investigators on multiple occasions to provide the requested information, including a written statement.

The controversy surrounding the investigation has brought renewed focus to the financial dealings involving SIC Life Savings and Loans and Equity Savings and Loans. Awuah claims that his former firm was hired by SIC Life Savings and Loans to recover approximately GH¢3.5 million invested with Equity Savings and Loans. He stated that the amount, including accumulated interest, had grown to around GH¢14 million before a settlement was reached.

EOCO has not disclosed the full details of its ongoing investigation, but the court order now grants the Office the judicial authority to proceed with the arrest and search and seizure efforts connected to the investigation.