The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, has been remanded into police custody after being arraigned on charges of offensive conduct conducive to the breach of public peace.
He is scheduled to reappear in court on September 19.
The Ghana Police Service, in a statement on Monday, September 8, confirmed Abronye’s arrest last week and his detention ahead of the court proceedings.
While the Police did not specify the conduct that triggered his arrest, the outspoken NPP chairman has recently drawn significant public attention.
In recent months, Abronye has filed asylum applications in eight countries — the United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, Spain, Germany, and Côte d’Ivoire — citing political persecution and threats to his life.
As part of ongoing investigations, officers also searched the residence of former NPP Youth Organiser Moses Abor on Sunday but did not find Abronye there.
The case is expected back in court on September 19.
