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Managing Editor of The National Forum newspaper, James Kwabena Bomfeh, popularly called Kabilla has backed the Ghana Police for arresting some journalists and politicians in the country.

Bobie Ansah's Arrest

Kwabena Bobie Ansah, a Presenter at Accra FM, was on Thursday, February 10, 2022, arrested for alleging that First and Second Ladies, Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Samira Bawumia have stolen State lands.

He also posted on Facebook that ''this current judicial system is corrupt and made up of crooks and criminals, led by a corrupt Chief Justice who's struggling to purge himself from a $5 thievery allegations. Facts are sacred''.

He is charged with offensive conduct.

#FixTheCountry Leader Charged With Treason

Also, the leader of the pressure group #FixTheCountry, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who recently led a protest against President Nana Akufo-Addo's government was on Friday arrested after making comments on social media about plotting a coup.

"If this E-Levy passes... I will do the coup myself. Useless Army!", he posted on Facebook.

The Police, in response, said; "The post contained a clear statement of intent with a possible will to execute a coup in his declaration of intent to subvert the constitution of the Republic of Ghana.''

Mr. Barker-Vormawor is charged with treason felony.

NPP Guru Under Police Detention

The Police also invited and detained the Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC and charged him with two counts of publication of false news and offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace.

He is to appear in court today over his claims that former President John Mahama is involved in a coup plot.

Kabila Warns 

Reacting to the issues during a panel discussion programme on Peace FM's morning show ''Kokrokoo'', Kabila slammed those cricitizing the Police for doing its job.

To him, what the critics are doing is to dignify wrongdoing but cautioned them saying ''let's not dignify wrongdoers by associating them with their media practice. Because, in fact, if they are going to go by their ethics and the code of conduct of their media practice, they would not be doing those things''.

He warned the populace to sift their words when speaking since their utterances could land them in trouble when found in a breach of law.

He noted that, although there is freedom of speech, it is however incumbent on every person to exercise such freedom without defaming nor slandering another.

''Look, no matter how wrong a constitutional government does or performs, conversation should never entertain anything about something called coup d'état'', he advised.