{
  "id": 11545455,
  "title": "Atta Akyea fumes as Manhyia MP is to spend another night in EOCO custody",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/atta-akyea-fumes-as-manhyia-mp-is-to-spend-another-night-in-eoco",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T22:47:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/atta-akyea-fumes-as-manhyia-mp-is-to-spend-another-night-in-eoco-custody/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samuel Atta Akyea, the lawyer for Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has expressed frustration over his client's continued detention by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). Mr Akyea revealed that his client will spend another night in custody following five hours of interrogation during which he was assured EOCO would seek approval to grant bail. The lawyer was disappointed that despite assurances of bail, the MP was detained a second time. Mr Akyea questioned the involvement of a judge in the matter, arguing that the arrest warrant obtained by EOCO was different from a bench warrant. He emphasized that Mr Baffour Awuah, a sitting Member of Parliament, had voluntarily surrendered to the agency and should not be kept in custody. The lawyer also highlighted the impact of the MP's detention on his constituents who are preparing for the New Patriotic Party’s national delegates conference in Kumasi. EOCO stated that they were working with the Office of the Attorney-General to bring Baffour Awuah before a weekend court, citing constitutional timeframes and procedural requirements for bail.",
  "summary": "Lawyer for Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, Samuel Atta Akyea, has expressed disappointment over the continued detention of his client by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), saying the MP will spend another night in custody. Mr Akyea said this followed about five hours of interrogation during which the legal team was […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Chronicle Ghana",
        "title": "Manhyia South MP to spend another night in EOCO CELLS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/manhyia-south-mp-to-spend-another-night-in-eoco-cells",
        "published": "2026-10-02T20:48:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}