‘Fake’ – EOCO denies GH¢50m bail report on Baffour Awuah

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has denied reports that it has granted Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah GH¢50 million bail with three sureties.

The agency said news reports circulating on the matter is inaccurate.

EOCO has consequently urged the public to disregard the report as it continues its investigation involving the MP.

The development comes after Baffour Awuah voluntarily reported himself to EOCO on Thursday, October 1, following an arrest warrant issued by the Accra High Court.

EOCO had earlier confirmed that the MP was placed under arrest after reporting to its head office to assist with investigations into alleged criminal conspiracy, financial loss to SIC Savings and Loans, money laundering and tax-related offences.

The controversy over the alleged bail conditions comes amid heightened public attention on the investigation, which followed an attempted arrest of Baffour Awuah at the Accra High Court on September 23.

EOCO subsequently obtained an arrest warrant from the High Court on September 30 after telling the court that previous efforts to secure the MP's attendance had not yielded the desired outcome.

Meanwhile, Baffour Awuah has disputed EOCO's account of the earlier invitations, saying the February correspondence was directed to him as senior partner of his law firm and that a representative of the firm later cooperated with investigators.