The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, is currently in the hands of the Ghana Police Service after he was denied bail by an Accra Circuit Court and was remanded into custody.

The police have stated that the NPP regional chairman, who is popular known as Abronye DCE, was arrested for what it described as 'offensive conduct.'

"The Ghana Police Service has today, 08/09/25, arrested Mr Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye, for offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace. He is currently in custody and will be put before court," a statement shared on the Ghana Police Service official social media platforms on September 8, 2025, read.

Though the action of Abronye that led to the criminal charge against him has not been made known by the police, a number of reports have indicated that it is linked to his criticism of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno.

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According to NPP communicator, Kwesi Botchway Jnr, during his interrogation by the police, Abronye was shown a video of himself criticising IGP Tetteh Yohuno, which allegedly formed the basis of the arrest and charges.

"It is important to add that, during the interrogation, a video was played where Abronye was seen and heard criticising the Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno. This video forms the foundation of the arrest and charges," he stated.

And there has been a precedent of a man being prosecuted for making an allegation against an IGP.

In December 2024, a farmer, Mohammed Ibrahim, who identified himself as the leader of a revolutionary group dubbed Kanawu, was sentenced to serve four years in jail over fake news.

Mohammed claimed, among other things, that the Police Service in the Ashanti Region, under the direction of the then Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, and the then Minister of the Interior, Henry Quartey, was recruiting fake police personnel to kill citizens of Ghana during the December 7, 2024, general elections.

He was arraigned on three counts – publication of false news with intent to cause fear and alarm to the public contrary to Section 208 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); threat of harm contrary to Section 74 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); and offensive conduct conducive to breach of peace contrary to Section 207 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

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A Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Evelyn Asamoah, found him guilty on all three counts and convicted him.

He was sentenced to three years each on the charges of publication of false news and offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace, while on the charge of threat of harm, he was sentenced to four years.

Drawing from the above, and if it turns out that Abronye's case is handled like that of Mohammed Ibrahim, he could also be slapped with a similar conviction, but that will be left to the interpretation of the law, as well as the specific case brought against him.

Read the full report on the case below:

Man who claimed IGP was recruiting fake police to ‘kill citizens during elections’ jailed 4 years

A farmer, Mohammed Ibrahim, who identified himself as the leader of a revolutionary group dubbed Kanawu, has been sentenced to serve four years in jail over fake news.

Mohammed, now a convict, had claimed, among other things, that the Police Service in the Ashanti Region, under the direction of the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, and the Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, was recruiting fake police personnel to kill citizens of Ghana during the December 7, 2024, general elections.

He was arraigned on three counts – publication of false news with intent to cause fear and alarm to the public contrary to Section 208 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); threat of harm contrary to Section 74 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); and offensive conduct conducive to breach of peace contrary to Section 207 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Her Honour Mrs Evelyn Asamoah, found him guilty on all three counts and convicted him.

He was sentenced to three years each on the charges of publication of false news and offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace, while on the charge of threat of harm, he was sentenced to four years.

The court said his sentences, which are to be served with hard labour, must run concurrently, meaning he will only serve the highest of the punishments, which is four years.

Per the brief facts of the case, the accused person, Mohammed Ibrahim, claimed to be a farmer.

The prosecution said he also identified himself as the leader of a revolutionary group with the Twi name Kanawu, which translates to or means “Speak and Die.”

It said that on September 3, 2024, the Ghana Police Service’s attention was drawn to a video recording of the accused person published on that day on social media platforms Facebook, X, and TikTok.

In the video, the prosecution said, the accused person was wearing a red military beret and stated that the Police Service in the Ashanti Region, under the direction of the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, and the Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, was recruiting fake police personnel to kill citizens of Ghana during the December 7, 2024, general elections.

The prosecution stated that the accused person further said that he and his cohorts knew where the minister lived and that, at the outbreak of war in Ghana, they would shoot him.

It said he further threatened to unleash violence during the elections and that on September 10, 2024, the police declared the accused wanted, leading to his arrest.

The prosecution said that upon a search conducted at his residence at Sowutuom, the police retrieved the red beret he used in the viral video, and he also admitted in a statement to recording the video.

He was arraigned based on those facts.

Man who claimed IGP was recruiting fake police to ‘kill citizens during elections’ jailed 4 years

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