{"id":16163,"date":"2026-03-16T16:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=16163"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:20:01","slug":"freddie-blay-still-in-custody-over-land-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=16163","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Blay still in custody over land dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former\u00a0<\/span>National\u00a0<\/span>Chairman\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>New\u00a0<\/span>Patriotic\u00a0<\/span>Party (<\/span>NPP),\u00a0<\/span>Freddie\u00a0<\/span>Blay,\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>denied\u00a0<\/span>bail\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Akropong\u00a0<\/span>Circuit\u00a0<\/span>Court\u00a0<\/span>following\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>arrest\u00a0<\/span>over\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>alleged\u00a0<\/span>demolition\u00a0<\/span>dispute\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>Kitase.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr\u00a0<\/span>Blay\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>handed\u00a0<\/span>over\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Akropong\u00a0<\/span>Police\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>officers\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>Accra\u00a0<\/span>after\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>warrant\u00a0<\/span>issued\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>arrest\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>executed\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>Monday,\u00a0<\/span>March\u00a0<\/span>16,\u00a0<\/span>2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>case\u00a0<\/span>stems\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>alleged\u00a0<\/span>demolition\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span>said\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>given\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>former\u00a0<\/span>NPP\u00a0<\/span>chairman\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>house\u00a0<\/span>under\u00a0<\/span>construction\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>parcel\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>land\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>Kitase.<\/span><\/p>\n

T<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>owner\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>land reportedly\u00a0<\/span>lodged\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>complaint\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>police,\u00a0<\/span>prompting\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>invitation\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>Mr\u00a0<\/span>Blay\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>assist\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>investigations.\u00a0<\/span>He\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>alleged\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>failed\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>honour\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>invitation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Charges\u00a0<\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>subsequently\u00a0<\/span>filed\u00a0<\/span>against\u00a0<\/span>him,\u00a0<\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>absent\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>court\u00a0<\/span>without\u00a0<\/span>explanation\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>scheduled\u00a0<\/span>arraignment\u00a0<\/span>date\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>April\u00a0<\/span>2025.\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>court\u00a0<\/span>therefore\u00a0<\/span>issued\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>warrant\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>arrest,\u00a0<\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>executed\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

However,\u00a0<\/span>sources\u00a0<\/span>close\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>Mr\u00a0<\/span>Blay\u00a0<\/span>say\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>unaware\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>arrest\u00a0<\/span>warrant\u00a0<\/span>prior\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>arrest.<\/span><\/p>\n

According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>sources,\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>dispute\u00a0<\/span>concerns\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>parcel\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>land\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>former\u00a0<\/span>NPP\u00a0<\/span>chairman\u00a0<\/span>purchased\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>1994\u00a0<\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>later\u00a0<\/span>became\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>subject\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>litigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources\u00a0<\/span>close\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>Freddie\u00a0<\/span>Blay\u00a0<\/span>insist\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>did\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>demolition\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>building,\u00a0<\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>rather\u00a0<\/span>instructed\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>bare\u00a0<\/span>piece\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>land\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>cleared\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>January\u00a0<\/span>2026\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>prevent\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>breeding\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>dangerous\u00a0<\/span>animals,\u00a0<\/span>including\u00a0<\/span>reptiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>sources\u00a0<\/span>added\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>complainant\u00a0<\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>earlier\u00a0<\/span>secured\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>favourable\u00a0<\/span>judgment\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>High\u00a0<\/span>Court\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>Koforidua,\u00a0<\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>ruling\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>since\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>appealed.<\/span><\/p>\n

They\u00a0<\/span>further\u00a0<\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>attempts\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>serve\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>complainant\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>processes\u00a0<\/span>relating\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>appeal\u00a0<\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>unsuccessful.<\/span><\/p>\n

According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>sources,\u00a0<\/span>aside\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ongoing\u00a0<\/span>appeal\u00a0<\/span>proceedings,\u00a0<\/span>Mr\u00a0<\/span>Blay\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>unaware\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>court\u00a0<\/span>case\u00a0<\/span>against\u00a0<\/span>him\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>no\u00a0<\/span>knowledge\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>arrest\u00a0<\/span>warrant\u00a0<\/span>until\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>executed\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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