Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho will spend the night in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service for comments government has described as “treasonable.”
Peacefmonline sources say Mr Anyidoho will not be released after investigators slapped a charge of treason against him.
"Arrest" & Refusal To Sit In Police Vehicle
Koku Anyidoho was arrested in a rather dramatic fashion during the day, when an explosive audio which captured him making seditious comments and inciting civilians to launch a coup d’etat against the Akufo-Addo government, went viral.
A dozen armed men in pickups and a V8 vehicle, besieged the premises of the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra at about 1:25pm Tuesday afternoon to effect the arrest of the NDC capo.
He refused to sit in the police pick-up and was escorted on foot to the CID headquarters, a few metres away from the press centre, accompanied by the NDC General Secretary Asiedu Nketiah and National Chairman Kofi Portuphy.
Koku, it is understood, was at the Press centre together with other NDC Executives and several other opposition leaders belonging to the Progressive Forces, to hold a news conference to condemn the government for ratifying a security cooperation deal with the United States of America.
Undisclosed Location
Reliable sources hinted to Peacefmonline that "The Bull", as the NDC firebrand is affectionately called, has been moved to an undisclosed location.
Police Brutality Or Crowd Obstinacy?
Moments after his "arrest" and prior to his being charged, Peacefmonline.com understands that the Police were compelled to fire rubber bullets to disperse the agitated crowd gathered at the Police Headquarters in solidarity with Mr. Anyidoho.
The crowd were said to have resisted pleas by the Police officers to vacate the premises.
Photos below:
Weapons Search
Earlier, police personnel stormed the house of the beleaguered NDC Deputy Chief Scribe; ostensibly on a fishing expedition.
The search follows his arrest by CID officers
According to monitored radio reports, the officers moved into his house at Oyarifa near Adenta to search whether he has some hidden weapons in his home.
The police officers were accompanied by Lawyer Kojoga Adawadu, a known NDC activist.
It is unclear if any offensive weapons were retrieved during the said search.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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This 20million talk is a lie. There is no 20million in this agreement, America will give us 20million whether there is a military agreement or not. America gave Ghana 1billion just a couple of years ago to use some to construct parts of N1 and some for ECG restructuring. They gave us AGOA, I am sure NDC does not know what this is. They helped us build Akosomobo dam under Nixon so what is $20million? The NDC propaganda and lies. US gave us Naval ships for free, they said most of the equipment they bring for this training would be left behind for the Ghana Army so what is 20mill? Don’t fall for this NDC lies, America has its faults but this is a good agreement.
Massa; WHAT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND ARE THESE FOOT SOLDIERS WHO ALWAYS GO AND FIGHT FOR THESE GREEDY NDC PARTY HEADS ;ASEIDU NKETIA; PORTUPHY ; KOKU;KOFI ADAMS;DESOSO AND OTHERS WHILST THESE FOOTSOLDIERS DO NOT GET ANYTHING BUT SUT SUFFER : LOOK AT THE HOUSES THAT EACH HAVE BUILT BUT MOST OF THESE FOOTSOLDIERS DO NOT HAVE PLAVE TO SLEEP BUT GO AND FIGHT FOR THESE POLITICIANS SAME APPLIES TO NPP; Nana Adddo is running a frineds and family government ; he has appointed his relatives serious postions but these appointees cannot do the job besides how can a reltive appointed by Nana Addo confront him and tell him he is a poor leader ; Nana Addo to me is not and have never being a leader ; the man is just an arrogant full who behaves like 'DADA BA' a pampred child ; never does anything and arrogates responsibility to relatives and frineds who cannot do the job I JUST DO NOT GET IT WITH THESE POLITICIANS !!!!!!; For me I have always said it the culprits for Ghana's sdlow demise can attributed to ;POLITICIANS : PASTORS AND JOURNALIST in Ghana !!!!
The police should have slaped more heavy injuries to these 111diot supporters than we see in these pictures.
As Ghana under the present government marches forward and step by step improves the institutions within the country to the satisfaction of the majority, the level of frustration within the NDC will grow daily because it is becoming abundantly clear to them that the possibility of coming back to power through legitimate means is becoming a mirage. The statement Koku made is an indication of their frustration. Majority of these so called NDC gurus are not capable of creating legitimate wealth on their own therefore without politics their lives are a mess. As we match towards 2020, these skirmishes will escalate because a desperate ***barred word*** no longer fears death. As Ghanaians become more discerning about politics, such stomach politicians will gradually be wiped out of the political arena and only those with a true passion for the development of the country will be voted into office.
akuffo addo n his people are just ***barred word*** ***barred word***
This is where loose talk will get us to. We should all learn to be civil.
mahama is happy about the arrest of kuko,
Dr. Otabil was right when he said we should WATCH animals. At least you will learn how to avoid being eaten! If only Koku had listened. It seems he never recovered from the demise of Prof Mills and still thinks he is still the all powerful "Koku the Bull". Sometimes when you hear him speak, you actually get scared for him. Friends watch Animals and stop being led astray by the media. Otherwise you will caged like the bull.
Black African are now racial than the White. How many black nation has a white MP, POLICE , MILITARY, FOOT BALLER ETC. If our foot ballers go out there and make millions no one say it's racial money, if a coach comes to Africa and we pay him or her said an amount, them a black man says it's a colonialism le give it to a black coach. let see the world now as global world so every country can make an agreement with each other.
koku was a taxi driver in LONDON and he used to knock people down without any Arrest and thinks he can replicate same here through COUP'.CID give KOKU the real meaning of LIFE.Get a ROOM FULL of Mosquito's for him to SLEEP.