Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu is contesting claims by the Special Prosecutor that the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) refused to assist in the attempted arrest of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
Kpebu stated that he independently verified the Special Prosecutor’s assertions by contacting both current and former NIB officials. However, none confirmed receiving any request from the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
In a discussion on Keypoints on November 29, Kpebu referred to an official written response from the NIB, dated November 27, 2025, which clearly stated that “the Bureau did not receive any formal request for assistance to arrest Mr. Ofori-Atta.”
He argued that this statement contradicts the Special Prosecutor’s earlier claims, in which he stated that he had sought help from the NIB, National Security, and the Immigration Service to prevent Ofori-Atta from travelling.
According to the lawyer, the Special Prosecutor also claimed he “intercepted” a travel letter involving the former minister and attempted to act on it.
Kpebu insists the issue has nothing to do with extradition and calls the clarification attempt “an afterthought.”
He believes the Special Prosecutor is attempting to rationalise what he describes as a “deliberate falsehood.”
“He said it himself. We all heard him. You don’t need to be a lawyer to understand what he said. He claimed he intercepted the letter, went to NIB, National Security and Immigration, and didn’t get help,” Kpebu noted.
He criticised what he calls the running down of state institutions without evidence, saying it was improper for the Special Prosecutor to accuse key security agencies of refusing to cooperate.
He suggested that this alone should raise serious concerns about the Special Prosecutor’s conduct.
Kpebu further argued that the matter goes beyond a mere misstatement and could warrant a Commission of Inquiry under the Constitution.
He also questioned why the Special Prosecutor has not immediately retracted the comments if they were made in error.
“If it was a slip of tongue, he should have said so from the start. The continued justification only shows it was deliberate,” he said.
The private legal practitioner added that public pressure is necessary to demand accountability, saying Ghanaians should not wait until the next election cycle to act.
He concluded that the Special Prosecutor has “lost the plot” and should not remain in office after what he describes as a serious breach of integrity.
