Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has given a detailed account of the events he said led to his detention at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on December 3, 2025.
Kpebu had honoured an invitation to the OSP earlier that day for what he described as routine formalities in assisting in investigations.
He noted that after arriving and stepping out briefly to speak to the media, he returned to the premises, and said that was when tensions began.
According to him, a soldier stationed at the OSP, who he noted was not wearing a name tag, approached him and remarked that officers had “allowed” him to park his car. The soldier then warned that the next time he visited, he would not be allowed to park or even leave the compound freely.
Martin Kpebu released after hours in OSP custody
Kpebu said he challenged the soldier’s comments, insisting that the officer had no authority to restrict his rights, especially when he was neither under investigation nor being treated as a suspect. He stated that he was only present to provide additional information as requested by the OSP.
He said another soldier later shouted “you will see” at him as he continued walking. Kpebu explained that in Ghanaian context, the phrase is generally understood as a threat of consequences, even if not physical harm.
He stated that feeling provoked, he turned around and repeated that the officer had no right to speak to him in that manner.
Tensions escalated when one of the soldiers allegedly called him “stupid.” Kpebu admitted that he responded in kind, telling the soldier he was also stupid.
Kpebu noted a brief verbal exchange followed before one of his lawyers stepped in and guided him inside for the meeting.
Kpebu maintained that the confrontation was the basis for his arrest.
“Then a colleague of his, another soldier, shouted that next time I do that, I will see. In Ghanaian English, ‘you will see’ means he will cause me some harm or there will be consequences, even if not physical. So I turned and gave the same answer, he had no right. I’m not a suspect, and even if I was, could he do that? So I said he had no right.
“Then the next thing I knew, he said I’m stupid. That’s what the soldier said. So I turned back and told him he is also stupid. We exchanged a few words, and then one of my lawyers pulled me so we could go in,” he said, adding that he would never attack any officer who had done nothing to him.
He recounted that after the altercation, he was taken into custody and transferred to a National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) facility. The private legal practitioner said he was informed that the charge against him was obstruction of an officer of the OSP.
Martin Kpebu was released after nearly five hours of detention by the Office of Special Prosecutor in the late hours of December 3, 2025.
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BREAKING: Martin Kpebu and a military officer at the OSP office exchange insults, resulting in arrest. pic.twitter.com/cwDTyyvJgl
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