Popular NPP Social Media Activist, Sir Obama, Allegedly Arrested by National Security Operatives
- An NPP social media activist has reportedly been picked up by unknown men believed to be national security operatives
- A parliamentary candidate for the party, Akosua Manu, disclosed the alleged arrest of Sir Obama, in a viral social media post
- She described the move as crude but offered no further details on the circumstances of the online commentator's alleged arrest
Sir Obama, a popular social media activist of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has allegedly been picked up by some men believed to be national security operatives.
This was disclosed on social media by Akosua Manu, the 2024 parliamentary candidate of the NPP for the Adentan constituency.
Source: UGC
Akosua Manu, who is also the former Deputy CEO of the National Youth Authority, described Sir Obama's alleged arrest as 'crude'.
"Breaking into someone’s home at 5am and picking him up like he’s some criminal on the run is so crude. FREE SIR OBAMA," she wrote.
Manu's X post is included below:
AFFA demands immediate release of Sir Obama
The arrest was further confirmed by a group calling itself the Alliance for Footsoldiers Advocacy (AFFA).
In a press statement issued on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, AFFA demanded the immediate release of Sir Obama, who is the Executive Secretary of the group.
Describing the arrest as 'unlawful', the group claimed that around 3:00 AM, a group of about 12 unidentified, masked, armed men stormed Sir Obama’s residence in Accra in a rambo-style manner.
They further alleged that the unidentified armed men destroyed his personal property and whisked him away to an undisclosed location.
Although no official explanation has yet been offered by the government, AFFA alleged that Sir Obama's arrest was politically motivated to silence critical voices.
"At this moment, his whereabouts remain unknown, the reason for his arrest is unclear, and there has been no official communication from the security agencies. This brazen act of impunity bears all the hallmarks of a politically motivated witch-hunt orchestrated by the Mahama administration to intimidate voices critical of its governance," AFFA wrote in the press statement.
"AFFA views this as part of a growing and dangerous culture of silence being reintroduced, frightening citizens into submission, and eroding the freedoms enshrined in our Constitution. 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."
The full statement from AFFA is below:
Sir Obama's alleged arrest comes just a few days after two other NPP social media activists, Prince Ofori, popularly known as Fante Comedy, and Yayra Abiwu, were arrested.
In a statement, the Ghana Police Service said it had commenced an investigation into a viral TikTok video in which Fante Comedy and Yayra Abiwu were heard threatening the lives of President John Mahama and the First Lady, Lordina Mahama.
Source: Facebook
Chairman Wontumi arrested, company under investigation
YEN.com.gh also previously reported that the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, was arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office.
EOCO operatives reportedly picked him up after he reported for questioning on May 27, 2025. He was held in custody for days in relation to a $55 million fraud matter allegedly involving his company, Akonta Mining.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
