{
  "id": 12210466,
  "title": "Gbande’s arrest directive confirms NPP’s claims of selective justice – Miracles Aboagye",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/gbandes-arrest-directive-confirms-npps-claims-of-selective-justice",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T18:21:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/gbandes-arrest-directive-confirms-npps-claims-of-selective-justice-miracles-aboagye/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the newly appointed Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has pointed out that the admission by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy General Secretary, Mustapha Gbande, of directing the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the Manhyia South MP, highlights concerns over selective justice under the current administration. Mr Aboagye expressed his disappointment over Gbande's admission, questioning the authority of a Deputy General Secretary, who also oversees the Office of the President's operations, to instruct EOCO to arrest a citizen.\n\nHe argued that Gbande, who is not a security official, has no professional mandate to direct EOCO operations. According to Aboagye, the Deputy Director of Operations at the Office of the President is not part of the security architecture. He further accused the government of applying the law selectively against opposition figures while allowing others who commit similar offenses to evade prosecution.\n\n\"Any law that you selectively apply is illegal,\" Aboagye stated. He strongly emphasized that law enforcement agencies must operate independently and must apply the law uniformly, irrespective of a person's political affiliation.",
  "summary": "Newly elected Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy General Secretary, Mustapha Gbande’s admission that he directed the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah confirms concerns over selective justice under the current government.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Dennis Aboagye links Gbande’s EOCO arrest directive to concerns over selective justice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/dennis-aboagye-links-gbandes-eoco-arrest-directive-to-concerns-over",
        "published": "2026-10-05T19:19:36.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}