The Director of Legal Affairs for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edudzi Tameklo, has disclosed that the Greater Accra Regional Police Commander had no knowledge of the detention of the party’s Parliamentary Candidate for Awutu Senya East, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, by the police.

Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor was apprehended in connection with her possession of a firearm on the dawn of Sunday, June 2, 2024.

However, Delali Sewarkpor refuted any involvement in the stabbing, asserting that she was not present at the scene of the incident.

Edudzi Tamakloe described his experience at the Cantonments police office, stating,“in fact, to the point when we got to the Cantonments police office, I went to one of the offices and said, I’m begging permit me just to have a look at her (Naa Okunor) and just speak to her.

"They had to make calls whether I should be permitted to go… back and forth, back and forth, the Regional Police Commander himself [DCOP Arhin Kwasi Annor] came and said he wasn’t well but when he heard it he had to rush to this place. And that he is not aware of what is happening," he added.

Naa Koryoo was reportedly detained after the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service summoned her on Friday, June 7, 2024, concerning a gun possession issue.

She was initially arrested following the discovery of a firearm in her car after a clash at the district office of the Electoral Commission of Ghana in Kasoa.

Confirming ownership of the gun found in her vehicle in Kasoa, she emphasized that the registered firearm was for self-defense against the area's MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson.