Westlight building in Washington DC, where Ken Ofori-Atta is said to have been arrested while he stepped out
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Fresh details about the detention of former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, have emerged from eyewitness accounts shared with investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni.
The incident reportedly unfolded in Washington, D.C., where he resided in the US.
According to sources who spoke to Mr Awuni and were present at the scene, Mr Ofori-Atta was apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers as he stepped out of the building on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
He says eyewitnesses described the arrest as a targeted operation.
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