Omane Boamah, Muntaka, National Security aided Kevin Taylor’s arrival and departure from Ghana – Adom-Otchere alleges

Making the allegations on the latest episode of his program on March 18, 2025, Adom-Otchere stated that the government officials—Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah; Minister of Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka; and National Security Coordinator, Abdul Razak Osman—used state resources and apparatus to provide protection for Kevin Taylor, a US-based Ghanaian journalist, in facilitating his movements within the country.

According to him, state vehicles assigned to the National Security were allegedly provided to the journalist in question, along with security operatives of National Security, to offer him protection, even after a bench warrant issued by the High Court had called for his arrest for his attacks on the judicial system.

“Dr Omane Boamah is the Minister of Defence, Abdul Razak Osman is the National Security Coordinator, and Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka is the Minister of Interior. Now, if we are going to build a country of laws, then these are the men that I’m worried about in terms of the actions that they’ve taken for this fugitive from justice to run into Ghana, facilitated by these men giving him National Security protection,” he alleged.

Adom-Otchere also claimed that the bench warrant on Kevin Taylor had been served to three state institutions to effect his arrest, but these officials failed to ensure the enforcement of justice, raising concerns about how their actions violated court orders.

Instead, he said they allegedly aided and abetted Taylor’s actions, assisting him in evading arrest without facing any repercussions.

Adom-Otchere, providing further details of the alleged state vehicles used to back his claims, stated that two vehicles—one a black Toyota with registration number GE 1660-17 and a Toyota Hilux with registration number UE 553-23—were used by Kevin Taylor during his travels to Cape Coast and other locations.

“It appears they are violating a court order by bringing a fugitive from justice into Ghana and facilitating his movement around Ghana into Cape Coast, near the stadium. Everything that you already know is true. Vehicle number GE166017 is a National Security vehicle. There’s another UE 55323, these are National Security vehicles owned by you, the taxpayer, put at the disposal of a fugitive from justice,” he added.

Paul Adom-Otchere juxtaposed Taylor’s situation with the Montie Three saga, questioning why Taylor, whom he deemed a fugitive from justice, was allowed to move freely with state security apparatus while the three individuals involved in the Montie Three case were jailed for contempt of court after threatening judges in the country.

He warned that this could set a dangerous precedent for the country, where individuals operating under the guise of journalism could undermine the courts and security officials without facing the consequences of their actions.

“Is that how we want to build a country? A person sits down and says anything at all. When the Montie Three said something on the radio, you saw how they ended up. If I say something which is anything at all, I’ll be hauled before the court. We have to do responsible broadcasting because we live in a certain democracy. If you do irresponsible broadcasting in this democracy, whether you’re NPP or NDC, you have to find your way to the courts.

“We live in this democracy, and therefore, we are restricted by the tenets of the democracy. Somebody lives abroad and because he’s doing politics, NDC and NPP, he says anything at all. And then a court warrant is issued by a Court of Appeal judge sitting as an additional High Court judge that serves on these institutions. And the defence minister will facilitate the arrival into Ghana, protect the person with National Security, one whom a bench warrant has been issued? Is that the Ghana we want?” he concluded.

Background

The Accra High Court in 2020 issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Kevin Ebo Taylor, a social media commentator.

The warrant, issued by Justice Eric Kyei-Baffour, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, was for Taylor to appear before the court and explain why he should not be imprisoned for contempt.

In a video, Taylor claimed that Justice Kyei-Baffour was promoted to the Court of Appeal from the High Court because he had been doing the bidding of the then NPP government during the trial of five individuals accused of embezzling $4 million from the National Communications Authority (NCA).