Kwabena Adu-Boahene
A High Court in Accra last Friday revoked the GH¢80 million bail granted the erstwhile Director-General of National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, who is standing trial for allegedly stealing GH¢49.1 million from the state.
The revocation was as a result of the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, accusing him of interfering with witnesses as the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) wraps up its investigation into the matter.
The Attorney General had told the court that the accused person is a flight risk and surveillance gathered showed that he attempted to interfere with witnesses and by extension, the case itself.
“In the course of investigation, even though he was on bail, our surveillance shows that he was interfering with potential witnesses in this matter,” Dr. Ayine told the court.
His lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, however, debunked the assertion, indicating that his client was not in any position to thwart the investigation given 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, after listening and viewing the evidence presented by the Office of the Attorney General to back their claim in-camera, revoked the bail granted to Mr. Adu-Boahene by another court in March and remanded him into the custody of EOCO for seven working days.
This is to allow the prosecution to complete preparation for its witnesses, including taking and filing of witness statements.
Meanwhile, the court has ordered that Angela Adjei-Boateng, as well as Mildred Donkor remain on their existing bail.
Trial
The Office of the Attorney General has charged 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, money laundering and causing financial loss to the state.
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.
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