{"id":382086,"date":"2017-12-11T11:52:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T11:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=382086"},"modified":"2017-12-11T14:33:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T14:33:42","slug":"appiah-stadium-alleges-arson-in-fire-incident-at-his-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/appiah-stadium-alleges-arson-in-fire-incident-at-his-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Appiah Stadium alleges arson in fire incident at his home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Criminal Investigations Department\u00a0 [CID] of the Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region, has begun investigations into a suspected case of arson in a fire incident at the home of known National Democratic Congress (NDC) serial caller, Frank Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as Appiah Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-382097\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-1.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-382095\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-6-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-6-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-6-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-6-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-6.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Appiah Stadium, some unknown assailants entered his house on Sunday, and started throwing bottles and containers with a substance believed to be petrol in them on the compound.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-382094\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-5-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-5.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-382092\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-3.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He said they carried out the action amidst firing of gunshots before they eventually lit fire at the premises.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-382091\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-2.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fire partly burnt a 4&#215;4 vehicle belonging to Appiah Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-382096\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-7-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-7-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Appiah-Stadium-7.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He is accusing some elements of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Region, who he said have been threatening his life following his recent criticisms of President Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"name post-title entry-title\">NDC serial caller Appiah Stadium arrested for \u2018defaming\u2019 Nana Addo<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/26\/ndc-serial-caller-appiah-stadium-arrested-for-insulting-nana-addo\/\"><strong>Appiah Stadium<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was recently in the news after he was picked up by the Police in the Ashanti Region for suggesting in a viral audio clip that President Akufo-Addo smokes marijuana [wee].<\/p>\n<p>He was transferred to Accra but was released after he rendered an apology to the president for his comment.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo also said in a statement on the matter that he had not authorized the Police to effect the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Hafiz Tijani\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Criminal Investigations Department\u00a0 [CID] of the Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region, has begun investigations into a suspected case of arson in a fire incident at the home of known National Democratic Congress (NDC) serial caller, Frank Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as Appiah Stadium. 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