Private Legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has set the record straight on what he says is a distorted story circulating about a past confrontation he had with a soldier at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Kpedu was on the programme to discuss the ongoing tensions between himself and the OSP. But before the main conversation began, he addressed the old incident, explaining that the public needed to hear the genuine version directly from him.
“I am not abusive. Not at all,” he said firmly. “The story out there is fabricated, and that is why I have chosen to tell the truth of what really happened.”
He noted that he did not visit the OSP at the time to cause any trouble. According to him, two of his lawyers, cameraman and Fatawo Ayariga, of JoyNews media team were present and can confirm exactly how events unfolded.
Kpedu recounted that after walking about five to seven metres past the security post toward the reception, the soldier called after him and issued what Kpedu interpreted as a warning.
“He called from behind and said the next time I came there to ‘do that thing,’ he would show me,” Kpedu narrated. “He was pointing his hand at me in a very threatening manner. I told him he couldn’t stop me from granting interviews.”
He added that what escalated the situation was the soldier verbally insulting him.
“He told me I was a stupid man. I replied that he was also stupid,” Kpedu explained. “I only responded because if a soldier behaves that way and no one calls it out, he will keep doing it.”
Kpedu revealed that a senior police officer reached out to him and said he had also experienced a similar ordeal with the same soldier about a month earlier.
Providing further context, Kpedu explained that on the day of the incident, he had been instructed not to conduct his media interview at the entrance of the building.
“Even the journalist questioned why we couldn’t do it there,” he said. “I told them to be calm, and I moved a little away to finish the interview. But on my way back to the OSP office, that was when the soldier confronted me.”
He admitted that the encounter left a lasting emotional effect.
“To be honest, I am still a bit traumatised,” Kpedu said. “All I wanted to do was grant an interview. Nothing more.”
