The Minority in Parliament has accused the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) of engaging in politically motivated intimidation following what it describes as the forcible and abusive arrest of journalist Kofi Ofosu Nkansah.
The Caucus alleged that armed NIB agents invaded the home of Mr. Nkansah in Kumasi, dragged him from the bedside of his seriously ill father, and transported him to an undisclosed location in Nima without access to legal counsel.
According to a statement signed by Minority Chief Whip, Hon. Annoh-Dompreh, on February 3, 2026, Secretary to the President, Mr. Callistus Mahama, issued a directive to the NIB Director-General to investigate remarks made by Mr. Nkansah on Sompa Radio 106.5.
Also read: NDC confirms Baba Jamal for Ayawaso East after inquiry report
The comments allegedly suggested that an individual had paid to secure a scholarship for overseas studies.
Mr. Nkansah, he said, voluntarily honoured an initial invitation on February 5 in the company of his lawyer, Nana Agyei Baffour Auwah Esq., Member of Parliament for Manhyia South. He was released without charge.
However, on February 9, while attending to his ailing father in Kumasi, Mr. Nkansah received another invitation. He requested permission to report on Wednesday, February 11, citing his father’s critical condition. The NIB insisted he appear on Tuesday.
“Upon Mr. Ofosu reporting to the NIB on Tuesday, he was taken to his house by heavily armed NIB agents to conduct a search after which they brought him back to the NIB office at NIMA,” the statement read.
The Minority Caucus expressed grave concern that a citizen who had demonstrated full cooperation with investigators was subjected to what it termed “forcible actions” more appropriate for fleeing fugitives than a journalist who had voluntarily presented himself days earlier.
“While we cannot understand the essence of such forcible actions especially when Mr. Nkansah has been fully cooperative, our focus is on the infringement of his rights by carrying heavily armed officers without consent to search his home and forcibly whisking him to an unknown location,” the statement added.
The Minority Whip condemned the operation, describing the conduct of state security agencies as counterproductive to Ghana’s democratic credentials.
“This is totally unacceptable in the pursuit of justice. The Minority Caucus therefore calls for an immediate release of Mr. Kofi Ofosu Nkansah.”
“We insist that further investigations ought to be carried out in a civil and dignified manner as we have been permitted to do under law. We will not look on while our citizens are treated unfairly by the systems and agencies who have the responsibility to ensure that the administration of justice is handled with utmost professionalism and deftness,” Hon. Annoh-Dompreh declared.
He further expressed alarm that Mr. Nkansah’s current location remains unknown and that he has been denied access to his legal representative.
“Given the manner in which he was reported to have been hurled away, we cannot imagine the ordeal he is undergoing with no recourse to his legal counsel,” Hon. Annoh-Dompreh added.
The Minority dismissed the substance of the investigation, suggesting that the methods employed betrayed political motivation.
“For the Minority Caucus, it is not lost on us that these excessive and abusive actions are politically targeted and wilfully carried out to cower people who speak out on matters at variance with the activities of the government of the day,” Annor-Dompreh stressed.
He emphasised that the New Patriotic Party (NPP), its officers, and affiliates remain committed to constitutional rule of law, contrasting this stance with what it described as the current administration’s weaponisation of state institutions.
“Unfortunately, the effect of these excessive actions of our security agencies in carrying out investigations is counteractive and highly detrimental to the democracy and the rule of law we have been building for decades in our country,” the statement read.
The Caucus described the NIB operation as a calculated diversion from mounting economic pressures facing ordinary Ghanaians.
The Caucus accused the government of prioritising political score-settling over bread-and-butter issues affecting millions of citizens.
“The real essence of governance is to serve the interest of the people. The protracted concerns confronting Ghanaians are the payment of cocoa farmers, unemployment and the rising cost of living,” the statement noted.
It added: “This action of the NIB on the directive of the government is an unfortunate diversion of the economic realities confronting the ordinary Ghanaian, and we urge government to avert its full attention and force to addressing these challenges affecting millions of our citizens across the country.”
The Minority concluded its statement with an unequivocal set of demands, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Kofi Ofosu Nkansah from custody, an end to the use of forcible and militarised tactics against cooperating citizens, and the adoption of a more professional and dignified approach to any further investigations, while also urging the state to redirect its attention to addressing urgent economic challenges.