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High Court issues EOCO warrant to arrest Manhyia South MP Baffour Awuah
Vice Chair of Parliament's Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah An Accra High Court has issued a warrant authorising the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah.
The development comes a week after EOCO officers attempted to arrest the MP at the Accra High Court on September 23.
The Office also told the court it feared that documents relevant to its investigations could be concealed, altered or destroyed, prompting its request for authority to arrest Mr Baffour Awuah and search for and seize relevant documents.
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