Photo: OSP-Kissi Agyebeng
• Kpebu Accuses OSP of Complicity in Ofori-Atta Escape
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has launched a scathing attack on Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, accusing him of complicity in the exit of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from Ghana. The allegations follow Kissi’s admission in a recent interview with veteran broadcaster Kwaku Sintim-Misa (KSM) that he watched Ofori-Atta leave the country while his office was powerless to prevent it.
Kpebu said Kissi Agyebeng’s admission makes him complicit in the former minister’s escape. “He watched him leave. He was powerless to prevent it,” Kpebu told TV3’s The KeyPoints on November 8, 2025. “The Special Prosecutor should have informed Ghanaians about the challenges he faced instead of just watching the former minister leave.”
The lawyer also slammed Kissi’s understanding of constitutional accountability. “First-class law graduate, yet Kissi doesn’t understand that the ultimate decider of major decisions in Ghana is the public. Sovereignty resides in the people of Ghana — Article 1(1). Inform the people! That is the preamble to our Constitution,” he said.
Kpebu did not stop at the Ofori-Atta case. He alleged widespread corruption within the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) under Kissi Agyebeng. “The OSP has become a crime scene. Let’s not forget, employees are working as house help in his home while still on the OSP payroll. Who is Kwabena Boateng Adu, popularly called Baron? The people deserve answers,” he said.
The lawyer further claimed a pattern of collusion between Kissi Agyebeng and Ken Ofori-Atta, suggesting that the OSP chief’s inaction effectively enabled the former minister to leave the country unimpeded. “I told you there was suspected collusion. There you have it; Kissi has come and confessed. You heard the statement: he saw Ken Ofori-Atta leave, yet did nothing.”
In his interview with KSM, Kissi Agyebeng defended his office, saying some security agencies sabotaged investigations into Ofori-Atta during former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration. “We have attracted some flak asking, ‘Why did we allow him to go?’ We didn’t control the airports. The OSP does not control exit points. Yet, we are criticised day in and day out,” he said.
Kissi added that his office had no legal or operational power to prevent Ofori-Atta from leaving. “We didn’t watch him leave. We were powerless. The criticism is misplaced. If you had called immigration at the time, no one would have helped. We did what we could within the limits of the law,” he said.
The unfolding controversy exposes a sharp clash of narratives. While Kpebu portrays the OSP as a failing institution riddled with corruption and inaction, Kissi Agyebeng insists the office’s hands were tied and blames external sabotage for the failed investigation.
Observers say the allegations have serious implications for public confidence in the OSP, raising questions about the office’s independence, operational capacity, and transparency in handling high-profile cases.
As this story develops, the nation is left to consider whether the OSP is fulfilling its mandate or merely acting as a spectator in politically sensitive investigations.
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