NPP's Sir Obama Pokuase Released But Summoned Back to Police Headquarters
- NPP-affiliated social media activist, Sir Obama Pokuase, has been released after nearly five days in police custody
- His arrest was linked to a police operation targeting illegal arms possession and display by civilians
- Shortly after his release on Monday, August 18, 2025, he was summoned back over a fresh complaint lodged against him
A popular social media activist affiliated with the New Patriotic Party has been released following his arrest by the Ghana Police Service.
In a statement released on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the Ghana Police Service explained that Sir Obama's arrest was part of an ongoing intelligence-led operation aimed at dismantling networks involved in the illegal possession and display of sophisticated weapons.
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After spending nearly five days in police custody, Sir Obama Pokuase, known in private life as Daniel Adomako, was finally released on Monday, August 18, 2025.
However, a few moments after his release, Sir Obama Pokuase was summoned back to the Police Headquarters.
According to an NPP supporter who spoke to the 1957 News, he was invited by the Police over a new complaint lodged against him.
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Following the arrest of Sir Obama Pokuase, a group known as the Alliance for Footsoldiers Advocacy (AFFA) called for his immediate release.
In a statement issued on August 13, 2025, the group described the arrest as unlawful and politically motivated, claiming it was intended to silence critics of the ruling government.
"We wish to remind President John Dramani Mahama and his government that Ghana is a democratic state governed by the rule of law, not a dictatorship where dissenting voices are shut down. Freedom of speech, association, and political expression are non-negotiable rights that no administration has the mandate to trample upon," he added.
Other persons arrested alonside Sir Obama
Sir Obama Pokuase was arrested in August along with Prince Ofori, popularly known on TikTok as Fante Comedy, Yayra Abiwu, and Emmanuel Kwakye.
According to police, Fante Comedy, Yayra Abiwu, and Emmanuel Kwakye were taken in to assist with ongoing investigations into death threats and the circulation of false news related to the recent helicopter crash that claimed eight lives.
Yayra Abiwu, Fante Comedy, and a UK-based woman known on social media as Akua Jollof were accused of threatening to kill former President Mahama and his wife, Mrs Lordina Mahama, during a live TikTok session.
Yayra, Fante Comedy, and Emmanuel were charged with abetment of crime, threat of death, and knowingly communicating a threat of death through electronic means.
Yayra Abiwu, reportedly a hairdresser based in the Volta Region, was granted bail of GH¢150,000 by an Accra Circuit Court, while her co-accused remained in police custody until their release on Monday alongside Sir Obama Pokuase.
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Wontumi Radio's Akyenkwaa Nana denied bail
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that Akyenkwaa Nana Kofi Asare, a political show host at Wontumi Radio in Kumasi, was remanded in police custody for one week.
He had been arrested for alleging that President John Mahama was responsible for the tragic helicopter crash that killed eight Ghanaians on August 6, 2025.
He made his first court appearance on Thursday, August 14, 2025, where his request for bail was denied.
Source: YEN.com.gh
