David Essendon, popularly known as Sam Toys, the Agona West Constituency Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has reportedly been arrested.
Reports suggest that the Agona West NPP Organiser was arrested by a joint team of police and National Security operatives.
The information gathered alleged that security operatives arrived at Essendon’s residence in three vehicles and carried out the arrest in what was described as a “Rambo-style” operation.
Christopher Arthur, the NPP parliamentary candidate for Agona West, confirmed the arrest, stating that party members were shocked by the development.
According to him, prior to the arrest, the NPP organiser received a message from Detective Inspector Eric Gyan Aboagye of the CID Headquarters Special Investigations Unit.
The message reportedly read, “There is a case of publication of false news on 24/04/2026 in which you are involved. Kindly make yourself available. Failure to do so by 30/04/2026 will lead to the issuance of an arrest warrant”.
Christopher Arthur revealed that he initially dismissed the message as suspicious, believing it may have been sent by fraudsters.
In other news, the NPP’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, has accused the John Mahama government of arbitrary arrest and prosecution of its members.
According to the NPP, the actions being taken by the NDC government authorities undermine democratic principles and the rule of law.
He warned that such developments could set a dangerous precedent for Ghana’s political environment.
Justin Kodua Frimpong warned that a future NPP administration should not be faulted if similar measures are taken against members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) members.
Speaking to journalists at a press conference on Wednesday, April 15, Justin Kodua Frimpong stated, “Somewhere in 2025, this government was arresting, detaining and arbitrarily arraigning members of our party before some kangaroo courts. We came to you, and we were not calling on the media, CSOs, and the clergy to come to the defence of the NPP, but rather let you all be aware of what the NDC is doing.
They are sidestepping our constitution, the respect for the rule of law, liberty, and freedom of expression, and we want to send a signal to them that no condition is permanent and definitely, the tables will turn.
And we don’t want a situation where the tables will turn, and people will come to the NPP government and ask why these things are happening.”