Kwabena Adu-Boahene and Angela Adjei-Boateng
The Office of the Attorney General has formally charged the former Executive-Director of National Signal Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng as well as two others for allegedly stealing a total of GH₵49.1 million from the state.
The two together with Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited are facing a total of 10 counts of conspiracy to commit crime, stealing, using public office for profit, money laundering and causing financial loss to the state.
Court documents indicate that Mr. Adu-Boahene somewhere in February 2020, under the guise of procuring a cyber defence system for the country from ISC Holdings Limited, dishonestly appropriated GH₵27.1 million belonging to the country with the intention of depriving the Government of the said amount.
He is also accused of stealing another GH₵21 million in March 2020 under guise of procuring a cyber defence system for the country and dishonestly appropriated the money.
His wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng has been accused of collaborating with him to dishonestly abuse his office for private benefit in the sum of about GH₵49.1 million.
Again, the four accused persons have been charged for allegedly conspiring and laundering an amount of GH₵49.1 million belonging to the state.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak