The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Dominic Ayine, has revealed that the arrest of Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), was in connection with his alleged involvement in financial misconduct relating to a $7 million cyber defence system contract.
He disclosed this at a press briefing on Monday, March 24, 2025 while proving details on the circumstances surrounding the case and other corruption and corruption related offences.
The Justice Minister posited that the former appointee was arrested for allegedly misappropriating public funds earmarked for the procurement of cybersecurity infrastructure.
The Minister said that the contract was valued at $7 million and was intended to bolster Ghana’s capacity to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber threats, data breaches, and digital espionage.
However, investigations suggest that funds allocated for the project were diverted for personal use, the Minister revealed.
In his role as Director of the NSB, Adu-Boahene signed the contract on 30th January 2020 on behalf of both the government of Ghana and the National Security Ministry, the Minister alleged.
He disclosed that on 6th February 2020, just days after signing the contract, he allegedly transferred an initial sum of GH¢27.1 million from the National Signals Bureau’s Fidelity Bank account to a UMB private account of BNC, the private firm he set up with his wife.
“In his capacity as Director of the National Signals Bureau, Mr Adu-Boahene on January 30, 2020, signed a contract on behalf of the government of Ghana and the National Security on one hand and the other hand, an Israeli company named RLC Holdings Limited. The contract was for the purchase of a cyber defence system software at a price of $7 million.”
“On February 6, 2020, he then transferred an initial amount of GH¢27,100,000 from the National Signals Bureau account at Fidelity Bank to a private BNC account at UMB. Official documentation on the transfer reveals that the amount was for the payment of cyber defence system software. He transferred the money to his private company.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
