The Economic and Organised Crime Office of Ghana announced on the first of October twenty twenty-six that Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and Senior Partner of the law firm Sarkodie, Baffour Awuah and Partners, had voluntarily surrendered himself at the agency’s premises around ten o’clock in the morning and was subsequently placed under arrest.
According to the official news release, the appearance followed several months of efforts by EOCO to secure his attendance in connection with ongoing investigations into allegations of criminal conspiracy, financial loss to SIC Savings and Loans, money laundering, tax-related offences and other related matters. Once the applicable investigative and operational procedures were commenced, Mr Baffour Awuah was arrested and has since been cooperating with investigators as the process continues. EOCO emphasised that its work would proceed professionally, independently and in accordance with due process, while urging the public to refrain from speculation or premature conclusions about the culpability of any individual.
The investigation itself traces back to alleged financial irregularities involving SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited. Baffour Awuah’s former law firm had been engaged by SIC to recover funds that had been invested with the defunct Equity Savings and Loans. Contemporary reports place the original investment at approximately three point five million Ghana cedis, an amount that later grew substantially with accumulated interest. EOCO stated that it had invited Baffour Awuah twice in February twenty twenty-six in his capacity as Senior Partner of the firm, invitations which the Office maintains were not honoured.
Lawyer Baffour Awuah and those speaking on his behalf have offered a different account, noting that the correspondence was addressed to the firm’s Senior Partner in relation to a client matter, that he had by then become a Member of Parliament, that he referred the invitation to the Clerk of Parliament, and that a representative of the firm subsequently attended EOCO sessions in March and April and supplied the information and a formal written statement that had been requested.
Tensions escalated on the twenty-third of September when EOCO officers attempted to arrest Baffour Awuah outside the Accra High Court. The attempt was not completed after the situation intensified and officers assessed that further action could endanger public safety. Baffour Awuah characterised the encounter as unlawful and sought refuge at Parliament. A week later, on the thirtieth of September, an Accra High Court granted EOCO a warrant authorising the arrest of the MP as well as the search and seizure of relevant documents, after the agency informed the court that it had exhausted reasonable means of securing his voluntary attendance and expressed concern that evidence might be concealed or altered.
On the following day Baffour Awuah presented himself at EOCO headquarters in the company of his lawyer and several parliamentary colleagues. After questioning he was formally placed under arrest, and officers proceeded to execute the search warrant at his office and residence.
EOCO has consistently maintained that the investigation remains active and that all persons involved will be afforded their rights under the Constitution and applicable laws. The Office has indicated that further information will be released only when it is appropriate and legally permissible to do so. As of the most recent reports, Baffour Awuah continues to cooperate with investigators while the matter proceeds through the established investigative and judicial channels.
The case has attracted considerable public attention because of the dual roles of the individual concerned as both a sitting Member of Parliament and a practising lawyer, yet EOCO has repeatedly affirmed its commitment to operating within the bounds of the Constitution and the rule of law.
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