A letter from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) dated February 27, 2026, has surfaced, providing further details about the agency’s earlier efforts to secure the attendance of Manhyia South Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah for an investigation.
The letter, signed by EOCO Acting Executive Director Raymond Archer, was addressed to Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah in his capacity as Senior Partner of Sarkodie Baffour Awuah and Partners.
It was titled “Invitation Pursuant to Section 19 of Act 804/10” and followed an earlier invitation issued by EOCO on February 10, 2026.
According to the February 27 correspondence, the MP had written to EOCO on February 13 indicating that the confidential invitation had been forwarded to the Clerk of Parliament for advice.
EOCO, however, disagreed with the decision to involve Parliament in the matter.
The agency explained in the letter that its February 10 invitation had been addressed to Baffour Awuah in his capacity as Senior Partner of the law firm. It therefore questioned why the correspondence had been forwarded to Parliament rather than being dealt with directly by the designated recipient.
The letter stated that EOCO did not recognise correspondence from the Clerk of Parliament on the matter because the agency was not aware of any established protocol or law preventing the MP from honouring what it described as a lawful invitation.
EOCO further warned that failure to honour the invitation could result in the agency taking steps to compel his appearance.
The contents of the letter have emerged hours after EOCO officers attempted to arrest Baffour Awuah at the Accra High Court complex on September 23, 2026.
The attempted arrest triggered a confrontation involving the MP, a female officer identified as being from EOCO and other people at the court premises.
EOCO subsequently confirmed that its officers had attempted to arrest the MP in connection with an ongoing investigation.
In a statement issued after the incident, the agency said Baffour Awuah had been invited on two occasions in February 2026 to assist with its investigation but had not honoured the invitations. EOCO said the attempted arrest was one of the lawful steps it had taken to secure his attendance.
The agency said the arrest was not completed after the situation escalated and officers assessed that continuing the operation could have endangered public safety.
EOCO also said it had identified two individuals who allegedly intervened to facilitate the MP’s departure from the scene and that their conduct was being assessed.
Baffour Awuah has given a different account of the encounter. Speaking after the incident, he said the woman who approached him could not, in his view, adequately establish that she was an EOCO officer or produce an arrest warrant. He said he therefore left the area and proceeded to Parliament.
The emergence of the February letter provides additional background to the disagreement over whether the MP had previously been formally invited by EOCO.
The letter shows that the agency had communicated directly with Baffour Awuah in February and had warned that failure to honour the invitation could lead to measures to compel his appearance. The authenticity and full legal implications of the correspondence remain matters for the relevant authorities and legal processes.
EOCO has maintained that its investigation remains active and that it will review the circumstances surrounding Wednesday’s incident, including available video evidence, before determining its next steps.
The agency has also acknowledged the constitutional privileges and immunities of Members of Parliament, while maintaining that parliamentary membership does not automatically bring an investigation to an end or place an MP beyond the reach of the law.
The latest development is therefore likely to intensify attention on the February correspondence and the events that led to the attempted arrest at the High Court.
Source: Thepressradio.com
