ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo shows appreciation on his release

The just released ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo says he is grateful to have been released and especially to be reunited with his family.

ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo was released after he spent three months in various cells including that of the BNI and the Ministries Police. He titled his piece, which is making the rounds on social media, “Home at last”.

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He wrote, “Dear colleagues and friends, just to inform you that I’m finally home reunited with my family after almost three months incarceration at BNI, Ministries Police cells and the IGP’s custody”.

He called it a world of experience, adding “I like to thank God for bringing me this far”. On his list of gratitude are his council, Martin Kpebu and the legal team, his wife, family and the Chiefs, Elders, and people of Vakpo in the Volta Region, where he hails from. It will be recalled that Chief and the people of Vakpo kept pleading with the government and the police service for his release.

They said he could not have planned to destabilize the government and that they could vouch for his innocence. At a Press Conference held on Saturday, January 4, at a community centre in the town, the Chief of Vakpo Todzi, Togbe Awuro V, spoke on behalf of the Chiefs and people of the area and called on the court to grant the Officer’s bail to enable him live his life without any restrictions while investigation continues.

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The ACP said he knew that there were people who have not seen him before yet “believed that I couldn’t have done what I was being accused of. These sentiments were expressed in various social media platforms”. He reiterated his strong belief in democratic values such as rule of law, human rights and constitutional rule. “These are the things that drive passion in me”, he added.

He also mentioned his innocence and unflinching support for Ghana’s democratic development.
“Having spent six years in Sudan, Somalia and Haiti and witnessed how conflicts have ravaged those countries, I will be the last person to do anything to derail the strides we’ve made in democratic development”, he said. “Be assured that I love my country so dearly that I can never ever do anything to disturb the relative peace we enjoy in Ghana”, he added.

The Criminal High Court, which was presided over by Justice Charles Ekow Baiden, has granted Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr. Benjamin Agordzo a self-recognizance bail at GHc500,000.00.

He was instructed to submit his passport to the Registrar of the High Court and also required to present himself to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Director of BNI per the schedule presented in the ruling of the Court.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Dr. Benjamin Agordzo is among ten (10) people charged with an attempt aimed at overthrowing the current Akuffo-Addo led government.

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Six serving military officers were also picked up by police in connection with the alleged coup.
Lance Corporal Ali Solomon, Seidu Abubakar, Albert Baba Ibrahim, Godwin Nii Ankrah, Sylvester Kpebu, and a lady identified only as WO2 Esther have been charged with possession of explosives, arms and ammunition without lawful authority.

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According to his lawyer, Martin Kpebu, his client’s arrest was an act of witch hunting.

According to him his client made a famous presentation at IDEG where he bemoaned the political interference in the Police Service and that may have offended government and contributed to his arrest.
“This was a man who a few months ago did a brilliant presentation at IDEG. He only said that the police service is no independent so they want the police service to be made independent. So that they can execute their duties professionally. The things he said, were obvious. It was no brainer.”

According to Mr. Kpebu, the hierarchy of the police service advanced a similar argument when they appeared before the constitutional review commission.

FQAs : Who is Police (ACP) Dr. Benjamin Agordzo?

(ACP) Dr. Benjamin Agordzo is a Ghanaian police officer who was arrested for having a role to play in an attempt by some Ghanaians to stage a coup against the government of Ghana.

He was subsequently charged for treason and was remanded into police custody by the Kaneshie Magistrate court whiles investigations are conducted by the Ghana Police and other security agencies of the state. It is alleged that Police (ACP) Dr. Benjamin Agordzo wrote a speech to be read after the coup if it is staged and successful.

The destabilization plot being cooked at the time was foiled by the National Security of Ghana after security experts had picked several intelligence over a period of time regarding the plan.  ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo denied involvement in the entire alleged coup plot attempt but his plea at the time of arrest did not free him until he was granted a self-recognizance bail at GHc500,000.00 on Friday 24th January 2020.

Source: Dumevi Kwame Apollo