Peacefmonline.com can confirm that Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has been picked up by the officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, a couple of minutes ago.
This was after he was heard in a shocking audio which went viral last night inciting civilians to launch a coup d’etat against the Akufo-Addo government.
According to Peacefmonline sources, more than 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 to effect the arrest of the NDC capo.
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 signing a security cooperation deal with the United States of America.
He was said to have refused to sit in the police pick-up and was thus escorted on foot to the CID headquarters a few metres away from the press centre.
He was accompanied by the NDC General Secretary Asiedu Nketiah and National Chairman Kofi Portuphy.
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Friendly Invite
Yours truly had earlier reported of plans by the security agencies to raid the residence of Mr. Anyidoho today, Tuesday, March 26 to cause his arrest over the comments some have described as “irresponsible”, wherein he warned of a civil insurrection, stating emphatically that a “possible civilian coup” would be staged to unseat the Akufo-Addo government .
It was not known what the action will be, but it is widely speculated that it might be in the form of a "friendly invite" by the BNI for "questioning".
Background
The vociferous NDC kingpin had predicted President Nana Akufo-Addo, will be overthrown just like his father and the late K.A Busia, because of the controversial military pact deal between Ghana and the United States.
According to him, there will be series of activities to unsettle the current administration with a planned nationwide demonstration to be undertaken on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 against President Akufo-Addo and his government.
"There will be a civil revolt. There will be a civilian coup d’état. There will be a social revolution. We [NDC] are starting it on Wednesday. The movement is starting on Wednesday. Nana Addo will have headaches, sleepless nights, and severe running stomach. He will suffer severe diarrhea. He said he wants to be president, he would wish he hadn't harboured the desire…
When his attention was drawn to the graveness of his comments and asked by HappyFM's Kwame Afrifa Mensah whether he meant there will be a 'coup d’etat in Ghana', the Deputy General Secretary, who acknowledged his comments are serious, responded: “as for me I have said it [translated], history has an interesting way of repeating itself...on the 13th of January 1972, a certain Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, led a movement that removed the progress party from power. Busia was the Prime Minister; Akufo-Addo’s father was the Ceremonial President. Somebody should tell Nana Akufo-Addo that, history has an interesting way of repeating itself." Koku Anyidoho furiously stated.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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His father should have used Condom dasol
Prosecute him. He thinks Ghana belongs to him and NDC. All these id0ts were ruling Ghana
We are in interesting times in Ghana. Mahama's time,people said worst things and they were left untouched. Today, somebody say Nana Addo will be overthrown through a civil coup and he is arrested. God is watching and will respond at the right time.
He is a fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul. BNI allow him for a another S'ILLY person to s'hoot his head Down. Koku you think your u'seless politics dey FEED US.
GOOD NEWS.NANA ADDO PLS THE LEAVE THIS ***barred word*** ALONE.LET HIM PAY FOR HIS COMMENTS.
It is time to show this P-I-G that he is not above the law. Cage him immediately and charge him to court. He does not need to live amongst the decent and peace loving people of Ghana
Are you very sure? And where are his NDC people to support him? I know NDC will support fuuuuuuuuu.lish things like these How I wish he would be processed for court like they did to theguy who said he was going to kill Mahama.
He talks any how time to deal with him
Fast track this good for nothing rat to court immediately and cage him.
we must no encourage coup plotters in our midst. these is completely unacceptable.