Aides to lawyer and Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah have clarified the circumstances surrounding an Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) invitation to him, following an attempted arrest involving the lawmaker.
In public statements issued on his behalf of the MP and shared on social media, the aides said Mr Awuah had never been the subject of an investigation by EOCO, explaining that the investigation concerned SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited, a company represented by his law firm, Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Partners.
“First and foremost, it should be noted that Lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has never been the subject of any investigations,” the statement said.
It said the matter under investigation was instead related to SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited, which the firm “represented and still represents in legal matters.”
The clarification follows an EOCO letter dated February 10, 2026, inviting the Senior Partner of Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Partners to report to the Executive Director or his representative on February 17 to assist with investigations.
The letter, issued pursuant to Section 19 of the Economic and Organised Crime Office Act, 2010 (Act 804), stated that EOCO was investigating “allegations of financial irregularities at SIC LIFE SAVINGS & LOANS COMPANY LIMITED” and that the recipient’s input was considered important to the investigation.
According to the aides, Mr Awuah responded to EOCO on February 18, informing the Office that he had become a Member of Parliament and had referred the invitation to the Clerk to Parliament for advice.
They said a lawful representative of the firm subsequently cooperated with EOCO and attended interrogations on March 4, March 18 and April 30.
The representative, they added, provided the information requested and submitted a formal written statement to EOCO on April 30.
“It is significant to note that since the lawful representative of the firm engaged with EOCO and provided the information and formal written Statement required, there has been no further invitation,” the statement said.
The aides therefore questioned the circumstances surrounding the latest attempted arrest of the MP, saying it “appears to have arisen only after” Mr Awuah became vocal in his representation of Madam Salomey in the Ghana Jollof matter.
They did not, however, provide evidence establishing a connection between his activities in the Ghana Jollof matter and the reported attempted arrest.
The development follows a reported confrontation involving a woman who identified herself as an EOCO officer and allegedly sought to arrest Mr Awuah after court proceedings.
