An Accra High Court has remanded former head of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahen, into the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Organisation (EOCO) for seven days.
He was remanded by the High Court in Accra following a hearing on Friday, May 2, 2025.
Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine prayed the court to remand the accused on grounds that Adu-Boahen had attempted to interfere with a key prosecution witness in the ongoing alleged stealing case.
Lead counsel for the accused, Samuel Atta Akyea, strongly refuted the claim.
He questioned both the credibility of the intelligence and his client’s ability to influence the witness.
The presiding judge requested to review the intelligence evidence in camera before delivering a final decision.
After both parties submitted their arguments, the judge reviewed the
preliminary material and ordered that Adu-Boahen be held in custody for a week while further assessments are made.
Meanwhile, the two other accused persons, Angela Adjei-Boateng, wife of Kwabena Adu-Boahen, and Mildred Donkor, a former bank relations officer for the couple, have been granted bail.
Background
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Dominic Ayine has formally charged former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahen and his wife Angela Adjei Boateng over alleged corruption offences.
The offences they have been charged with run into the tune of several millions of cedis.
The couple with two others, Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited, are facing charges of 11 counts of offences, including stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, and wilfully causing financial loss.
The writ was filed at the High Court on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Per the case and details available, Mr Adu-Boahene, who was responsible for overseeing critical national security infrastructure, including contracts with foreign companies, signed a deal with an Israeli company, ISC Holdings Limited, to purchase cyber defence software for $7 million.
In total, Adu-Boahene is alleged to have transferred approximately GHS 49 million (around $7 million) from the NSB’s funds into his personal accounts, falsely justifying these transactions as payments for the cyber defence systems, together with his accomplice.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
