{"id":93507,"date":"2025-09-10T17:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93507"},"modified":"2025-09-10T17:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:19:33","slug":"i-nearly-died-in-eoco-custody-i-started-seeing-my-dead-relatives-chairman-wontumi-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93507","title":{"rendered":"I nearly died in EOCO custody; I started seeing my dead relatives \u2013 Chairman Wontumi claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 44 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako widely known as Chairman Wontumi has spoken about his experience in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Wontumi was arrested on May 27, 2025, following an invitation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for questioning over alleged serious criminal offences, including fraud, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that the conditions were so deplorable that he felt death drawing near.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a political event in the Adansi Asokwa constituency on Wednesday, September 10, Chairman Wontumi recounted what he described as a traumatic experience, painting a vivid picture of the physical and psychological toll he says he endured in detention. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWhen I was arrested by EOCO, if you count your legs three times, that\u2019s the width of the place where I was kept,\u201d he told the crowd. \u201cIf you look at where I slept, I nearly died.\u201d <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: Wontumi picked up by EOCO on his way from CID interrogation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He suggested that his proximity to death was not merely a feeling, but a spiritual realisation. He claimed to have sensed the presence of deceased relatives, a sign, in his view, that his life was on the verge of ending.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIf someone is about to die, you\u2019d know, you would see your relatives who have already passed away; you would begin to sense their presence around you, which literally means you are about to join them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Drawing an emotional comparison to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Wontumi said his suffering in detention reminded him of Christ\u2019s final moments on the cross.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI felt the presence of death around me in the place I was kept, just like when Jesus Christ shouted, \u2018Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani\u2019 during his crucifixion. That\u2019s when I also shouted, \u2018People of Ghana, arise! Ghana, arise! 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Chairman Wontumi claims\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I nearly died in EOCO custody; I started seeing my dead relatives \u2013 Chairman Wontumi claims\">The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako widely known as Chairman Wontumi has made startling claims about his experience in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office 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