Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has revealed that he was tipped off about his arrest days before it happened.
Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr. Akpaloo claimed that self-styled activist and staunch NDC supporter Appiah Stadium called to inform him that he would be arrested after the burial of the helicopter crash victims.
“Appiah Stadium called me and said that after the helicopter crash victims were buried, EOCO will come and arrest me, so I should prepare. So I packed my things, some attire that could take me for about a week. When EOCO officials came to pick me up, they even asked why I had a bag, and I told them I had already prepared,” Mr. Akpaloo said.
He added that he could not confirm how Appiah Stadium obtained the information, but insisted that the activist had even threatened him over his comments on the helicopter crash. “I cannot lie about this,” he stressed.
Mr. Akpaloo also spoke about his treatment while in custody, describing EOCO officers as professional and respectful.
“If I say the officers treated me badly, then I will be lying. They treated me well; they never manhandled me. In fact, on our way to the Accra office, they even stopped at a restaurant for us to eat. I was shocked because I had the perception that I would be treated harshly,” he said.
According to him, he has recently been based in Kumasi due to his wife’s business there.
Asked if he had learned any lessons from the experience, Akpaloo replied, “I am still learning.”
Mr. Akpaloo was arrested on September 3, 2025, over alleged financial crimes, including fraud, causing financial loss to the state, dissipation of public funds, and money laundering.
Although he was granted bail earlier with a GH¢10 million bond and two sureties, he struggled to meet the conditions and remained in custody until Thursday, September 11, 2025.
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