Abronye declares hunger strike in police custody

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has begun a hunger strike while in police custody, his lawyer Enoch Afoakwa has revealed.

According to Afoakwa, the action is a direct protest against what Abronye considers to be an unjust and politically motivated arrest. He explained that his client is refusing food and water both as a political statement and as a measure to protect his life.

“Abronye is a man full of life. He knows that this is just mere political persecution, and certainly he is hopeful that his liberty will be restored,” Afoakwa said.

The lawyer added: “Once you are being handled this way, will you trust that the same people handling you—when they give you water, will you take it? When they give you food, will you take it? Certainly, he needs to protect his life and under the circumstances, that is the reason he is on hunger strike.”

Abronye was arrested on Monday, September 8, and remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court the following day on charges of “offensive conduct conducive to the breach of public peace.”

The court remanded him for two weeks to allow the prosecution time to conclude its investigations. He is expected back in court on September 26, 2025.

His detention and hunger strike have drawn nationwide attention, given his high-profile political status and reputation as one of the NPP’s most outspoken figures.