The High Court has granted bail to the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, in the sum of GH¢10 million with two sureties after he was picked up and questioned by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
The court said it did not consider the MP a flight risk but ordered him to cooperate with investigators and make himself available as investigations continue.
He is to reappear in court on October 26 and November 2, 2026, at 10 a.m. The bail decision came after lengthy submissions from his counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, and the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai.
Mr Atta Akyea prayed the court to admit his client to self-recognisance bail, citing his standing as a sitting legislator and a lawyer. He told the court that Mr Baffour Awuah voluntarily turned himself in at EOCO on Thursday, October 1, at about 10:43 a.m. in the company of his lawyers.
According to him, the MP spent close to eight hours in EOCO custody, where he was detained and interrogated. He said EOCO also searched the MP’s home and office on the strength of warrants secured from the High Court.
The defence argued that the voluntary surrender and cooperation showed he would not abscond. He also disputed the allegations at the heart of the probe, especially claims around a settlement linked to SIC Life Savings and Loans.
He explained that Mr Baffour Awuah’s former law firm was instructed to recover money owed to SIC Savings and Loans by Equity Savings and Loans.
The exercise, he said, led to protracted court processes over the attachment of a property believed to belong to the judgment debtor.
A third party later claimed ownership of the property, sparking fresh litigation. The defence said the claimant subsequently engaged the judgment creditor for a settlement, which was filed before a court of competent jurisdiction.
Mr Atta Akyea rejected suggestions that the settlement amounted to dissipating GH¢9.85 million, insisting it was a legitimate commercial arrangement that included payment of legal fees.
He cited previous criminal cases involving legislators, including Abuga Pele, Mahama Ayariga, Cassiel Ato Forson and Collins Dauda, to support his plea for self-recognisance bail.
The Deputy Attorney-General, however, asked the court to attach conditions that would guarantee the MP’s availability to investigators and the court.
Dr Srem-Sai challenged the claim that the MP had always cooperated, stating EOCO first invited him in February 2026 and made several other attempts to get him to appear.
He also referenced an attempted arrest at the Accra High Court on September 23 and the arrest warrant issued by the High Court on September 30, arguing that these should inform the bail conditions.
The court subsequently granted the MP GH¢10 million bail with two sureties, who are his fellow Members of Parliament.It directed him to report for investigations and to appear on October 26 and November 2 at 10 a.m.
The matter is part of an ongoing EOCO probe into alleged unauthorised financial dealings at SIC Life Savings and Loans, involving claims of conspiracy, causing financial loss, money laundering and tax offences.
