Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has described his detention by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as needless, arguing it forms part of what he deems a “suicide mission” being undertaken by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng.
Mr. Kpebu was arrested and detained by the OSP on December 3, 2025 for obstructing an officer of the Special Prosecutor.
Mr. Kpebu had been invited by the OSP on Wednesday, December 3, to assist with investigations into corruption allegations he had made against the Special Prosecutor.
However, he was arrested after an altercation with an officer at the OSP which the OSP claimed was an obstruction of an officer.
Speaking to TV3 soon after he was released, Martin Kpebu said he did nothing to warrant and arrest, stating his arrest was unjustifibale.
“I didn’t do anything that deserves an arrest so somehow it was like a fairytale so my spirit were still high. When I was taken into custody, I was yet to be undressed and then you know do the custody gown.
“What they have actually done is that this is a suicide mission that Kissi Agyebeng’s OSP has embarked on. He can pretend he has nothing to do with it but he is the head,” Mr. Kpebu asserted.
Mr Kpebu has been an outspoken critic of how the OSP has handled high-profile investigations, including the investigation of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, arguing that the OSP is incompetent and must be removed.
Mr Kpebu reiterated his resolve to petition President Mahama for the removal of Mr Kissi Agyebeng from Office.
“I will petition for his removal. I have 15 allegations against him,” he stated.
Earlier, news broke that the Office of the Special Prosecutor had detained Mr Kpebu at an undisclosed location.
One of his lawyers gave a blow-by-blow account on circumstances leading to his arrest and subsequent detention by officials of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
According to Mr Marcellinus Biah, the OSP officials charged Mr Kpebu with obstructing an officer of the Special Prosecutor.
Here is a verbatim account as narrated by Mr Biah in an interview on TV3’s News360 on December 3.
“So, this afternoon at about two o’clock, we attended the invitation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to assist them in investigations. So, while we were at the premises, Martin granted an interview outside the premises of the Office of the Special Prosecutor and returned. So, it appears that one of the officers, that is, the police officer at the gate was not too happy with Martin granting an interview outside the premises of the Office of the Special Prosecutor. Martin actually telling him that, no, there was nothing wrong with him granting an interview and subsequently attending to the inquiry.
He continued that, “And so there was some amount of altercation between, verbal exchange between him and then the officer. Thereafter, Martin proceeded to attend to the inquiry committee. So while we were, I mean, having discussions with the inquiry committee, in the course of that they told Martin that he had actually obstructed an officer of the Special Prosecutor and for that matter, he was going to be charged.
Meanwhile, let me be quick to add that when the altercation took place, Martin was first to even request to make a complaint against the third officer. But we’re told that the complaint center was not available to take our complaints. So, Martin proceeded to the inquiry board committee and presented a complaint before them.”
They whisked him away. As we speak now, we are unable to tell where Mr Kpebu is.”
