Three persons, including a woman, have been arrested by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) after allegedly flying drones over the agency’s headquarters without permission.

The incident occurred on Thursday, October 1, and reportedly triggered heightened security concerns at the facility, where Manhyia South Member of Parliament, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, was present for questioning by EOCO officials.

CITEG News sources said the drones were flown over the facility for several minutes before EOCO officials pursued them and arrested the three suspects subsequently.

The arrests came less than 24 hours after EOCO secured an arrest warrant from the court for the Manhyia South MP following a failed attempt to bring him before the agency last week.

Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, however, voluntarily appeared before EOCO on Thursday, October 1, accompanied by his lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, to answer questions as part of ongoing investigations.

His appearance followed an Accra High Court order issued on Wednesday, September 30, authorizing his arrest and permitting EOCO to search for and seize documents it considers relevant to the investigation.

EOCO told the court that it had exhausted reasonable means of securing the MP’s voluntary attendance and expressed concerns that relevant documents could be concealed, altered or destroyed.

The warrant followed an attempted arrest of the MP at the Accra High Court on September 23.

EOCO has maintained that Mr. Baffour Awuah was invited twice in February 2026 but failed to honor the invitations.

The MP has disputed that account, saying the invitations were addressed to his former law firm, Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Partners, which represented SIC Life Savings & Loans.

He said that after referring the matter to the Clerk to Parliament, a representative of the law firm appeared before EOCO on March 4, March 18 and April 30 and provided the information requested by investigators, including a written statement.

The investigation centres on alleged unauthorized financial transactions at SIC Life Savings & Loans Company Limited, with authorities examining suspected financial loss, dissipation of public funds and possible money laundering.

The allegations remain under investigation.