He dodged police invitations, missed court dates, and slipped through attempted arrests at his East Legon home. But on Monday, March 16, 2026, the law finally ran out of patience, and so did the bench warrant with Freddie Blay’s name on it.
The former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has reportedly been arrested by the Ghana Police Service, according to a report by The1957News. The arrest, long in the making, was executed on the strength of a bench warrant issued by the Akropong Circuit Court over alleged property destruction, a case that has been quietly building for well over a year.
The story begins on January 31, 2025, when a landowner at Kitase in the Akuapem area paid a visit to his property and was met with a disturbing sight. Structures that had been under construction on the land had been destroyed. A complaint was formally filed with the police the very next day, on February 1, 2025.
Investigators who responded to the scene did not leave empty-handed. Five individuals were arrested on the spot, allegedly caught in the act of clearing the land using a backhoe. During interrogation, the plot thickened considerably, one of the suspects pointed the finger directly at Freddie Blay and a man identified as Nana Osae Ntifo I, also known as Dada, naming them as the individuals who had allegedly given the order to carry out the destruction. Nana Osae Ntifo I was arrested shortly afterwards, reportedly found near the police station.
Blay, however, proved harder to pin down. Initially invited by the police to assist with investigations, he indicated he would report, and then simply did not. As the months wore on, investigators made multiple attempts to reach him through various channels in May 2025, but he allegedly remained unresponsive.
On April 24, 2025, Blay was expected to appear before the Akropong Circuit Court alongside Nana Osae Ntifo I and other suspects. He did not show up. The court responded by issuing a bench warrant for his arrest. A subsequent attempt to execute that warrant at his East Legon residence also came up short.
Meanwhile, the wheels of justice continued to turn. One of the co-accused petitioned the Office of the Attorney General, which reviewed the docket and advised the police to proceed with the charges as originally filed. The accused persons were formally charged and arraigned on February 5, 2026 — and once again, Blay was conspicuously absent.
For weeks, the bench warrant hung over him like a dark cloud. Then came Monday, March 16, 2026.
After more than a year of alleged evasion, missed appearances, and unanswered messages, Freddie Blay was arrested. What began as a land dispute complaint in a quiet corner of the Akuapem area has now evolved into one of the more dramatic legal sagas surrounding a senior figure of the NPP, a reminder that in Ghana’s judicial system, a bench warrant, once issued, does not simply disappear.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com