Kwabena Adu-Boahene
The Office of the Attorney General has formally charged the former Executive-Director of National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng for allegedly stealing a total of GH¢49.1 million from the state.
The two, as well as Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited are facing a total of 11 counts of conspiracy to commit crime, stealing, using public office for profit, and money laundering.
The accused persons were hauled before a High Court in Accra in the late hours of Wednesday, April 30, 2025, where they all pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against them.
Atta Akyea, counsel for the accused persons, unsuccessfully tried to convince the court to adjourn proceedings to today, given the fact that the decision to haul his clients before court was on a very short notice, and they did not even have the charge sheet and the brief facts based on which they were before the court.
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has made a strong case for the revocation of the bail granted to Mr. Adu-Boahene by a High Court in Accra in March, arguing that he is a flight risk and capable of interfering with Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)’s investigations and key witnesses.
He argues that “in the course of investigation, even though he was on bail, our surveillance shows that he was interfering with potential witnesses in this matter.”
His lawyer however, debunks this assertion, indicating that his client is not in any position to thwart all the powers at the disposal of EOCO, let alone influence a witness whom the state could shield with all the resources it has.
The court, presided over by Justice Eugene Nyante Nyadu, has asked counsel on both sides to address him in-camera on the allegations made by the prosecution, and for the Attorney General to provide the court with the said surveillance based on which he is seeking the revocation of Mr. Adu-Boahene’s bail.
Dr. Ayine, speaking at a press conference after the court proceedings, indicated that the diligent investigation done by EOCO gives him high level of confidence that, all things being equal, he will obtain convictions on most, if not all of the charges preferred against the accused persons.
Charges
Mr. Adu-Boahene has been charged with stealing, defrauding by false pretences, wilfully causing financial loss to the state, using public office for profit and money laundering.
His wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng has been charged with conspiracy to steal, collaboration to commit the crime of using public office for profit, conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering.
Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Ltd. have been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering.
Allegations
Court documents indicate that Adu-Boahene somewhere February 2020, under the guise of procuring a cyber defence system for Ghana from ISC Holdings Limited, dishonestly appropriated GH¢27.1 million belonging to the state.
He is also accused of stealing another GH¢21 million in March 2020 under the 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.
Cybersecurity System
The accusations against the accused persons stem from Mr. Adu-Boahene allegedly signing a purported contract with ISC Holding Limited, an Israeli company, for the purchase of a cybersecurity system for the country in January 2020.
The cybersecurity system was to cost $7 million, an equivalent of GH¢49.1 million at the prevailing exchange rate in January 2020.
He, however, allegedly channelled the money into a private company owned by him and the wife, which court documents claimed was invested in treasury bills, real estate, the manufacturing of fertiliser and the rental of luxury cars to VIP customers.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak