The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been granted bail by the Accra Circuit Court.
His lawyers, led by Daniel M. Addo, successfully petitioned the court to move up the scheduled hearing from September 19 to September 15, citing his client’s health condition.
Abronye, who faces one count of publishing false news and one count of offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace, was admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 without justification. He is required to report to the police once every week.
The case has been adjourned to October 7, 2025.
Abronye is alleged to have claimed, on a television platform, that all strategic meetings of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) held at Akwatia were attended by the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
He is further accused of describing the current IGP, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, as the “most corrupt” in Ghana’s history.
Abronye has, however, pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Before the arrest of Abronye DC, he applied for political asylum abroad, alleging systematic persecution and death threats under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration.
He was summoned by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) in February 2025 following public allegations that the president had withheld GH₵550 million intended for dismissed government appointees.
In an asylum application dated September 5, 2025, sent to multiple embassies, Abronye claimed he faced “unlawful arrest and detention” after criticising the government.
The document, reportedly submitted to diplomatic missions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Côte d’Ivoire, describes escalating harassment since his February interrogation.
“Since my release, I have received persistent threats — both verbal and electronic — from individuals linked to the ruling party,” Abronye wrote in the application.
He alleged that a person identifying himself as a police investigator warned he would be “dealt with mercilessly” if he refused to comply with future summons.
The controversial NPP figure also accused Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohonu of targeting opposition voices while allegedly ignoring broader security concerns.
