Story: News Desk 

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has confirmed the arrest of Alfred Ababio Kumi, popularly known as Adenta Kumi, in what he described as a troubling dawn raid carried out by armed state operatives.

In a Facebook post on Friday morning, the MP revealed that Kumi was picked up about three hours earlier from his residence by eight armed men believed to be operatives of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB). According to Assafuah, six of the men were masked and wielding AK-47 rifles, while two others were in plain clothes.

“These Rambo-style actions by government continue to raise concerns that bother on free speech and good governance,” Assafuah wrote, adding the hashtag #FreeAdentaKumiNow in protest of the arrest.

Family sources, who also confirmed the incident to the media, said Kumi was picked up at dawn by eight men believed to be operatives of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB).

The motive behind the operation remains unclear, and there has been no official comment from the NIB or the Ministry of National Security.

Alfred Ababio recently petitioned President John Mahama to dissolve the committee probing the removal of the chief justice.

The petitioner, Alfred Kumi, a former parliamentary candidate for Adenta on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), cited allegations of misconduct in his petition, which he believes could compromise the integrity of the inquiry.

Kumi alleged that on May 15, 2025, after the committee’s inaugural sitting, Justices Pwamang and Adibu-Asiedu, along with Supreme Court Justice Yonni Kulendi, were seen dining with Thaddeus Sory, counsel for petitioner Daniel Ofori, at Santoku Restaurant in Accra’s Airport Residential Area.

He claimed they were overheard discussing matters related to the petition.