{
  "id": 12318343,
  "title": "I told EOCO to arrest Manhyia South MP – Mustapha Gbande admits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/i-told-eoco-to-arrest-manhyia-south-mp-mustapha-gbande-admits",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:34:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/i-told-eoco-to-arrest-manhyia-south-mp-mustapha-gbande-admits/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NDC Deputy General Secretary Mustapha Gbande has admitted to instructing the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah. Gbande clarified that the instruction was not related to Awuah's role as lawyer for Salomey Awiti-Baffoe, rejecting claims that the NDC was targeting him. He emphasized that individuals should cooperate with law enforcement agencies and warned against defying them. The controversy surrounding Awuah's arrest began in September 2026, when EOCO attempted to take him into custody at the Accra High Court, following two invitations he allegedly ignored in February 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}