{
  "id": 9433507,
  "title": "I will go when EOCO is ready to do the right thing – Baffour Awuah on disputed invitation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/i-will-go-when-eoco-is-ready-to-do-the-right-thing-baffour-awuah-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T22:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/i-will-go-when-eoco-is-ready-to-do-the-right-thing-baffour-awuah-on-disputed-invitation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the Manhyia South MP, has defended his refusal to enter the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) office on Wednesday. The private legal practitioner appeared on Joy News’ PM Express to discuss the incident, stating that he was willing to attend the agency, but only if they followed the proper procedure. The altercation began when a woman approached him after he had left a court and addressed the media. She firmly grasped his wrist, causing him to free himself. Awuah then offered to drive himself to EOCO in his car, prompting the woman to insist that he could not use his vehicle. When Awuah asked for identification confirming her affiliation with EOCO, she was unable to provide any. This lack of identification heightened Awuah’s suspicions, leading him to refuse to enter the vehicle, believing the situation resembled an unlawful kidnapping. Despite being invited to EOCO twice in February, Awuah claimed that the invitations were not directed to him personally, leading him to reject the agency’s claims of a lawful arrest. He maintained that his decision to take refuge at Parliament was justified, stating that seeking sanctuary against kidnappers was not wrong. EOCO maintains that the attempted arrest was part of efforts to compel Awuah's attendance in an ongoing investigation, which the MP denies having any fear of.",
  "summary": "Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has defended his decision to drive away from Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) officials after an attempt to take him to the agency on Wednesday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Baffour Awuah’s lawyers dispute EOCO claim over February invitations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/baffour-awuahs-lawyers-dispute-eoco-claim-over-february-invitations",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:02:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "EOCO breaks silence on attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP: “He declined two invitations”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/eoco-breaks-silence-on-attempted-arrest-of-manhyia-south-mp-he",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:53:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}