Adu-Boahen’s ‘dubious’ plot cost Ghana $7m – Attorney General

Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine has revealed that former Director General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahen, orchestrated a “dubious” scheme that led to a financial loss of $7 million to the state.

According to Dr. Ayine, the scheme involved the illegal diversion of state funds for personal and private use.

The disclosure was made during a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, April 30.

The Attorney General confirmed that the state had filed 11 criminal charges against Adu Boahen, his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng, and two other accomplices. The charges include stealing, defrauding by false pretenses, money laundering, conspiracy to commit crime, causing financial loss to the state, and using public office for profit.

Adu Boahen and his wife were arrested on March 20 and 21, respectively, in connection with the case. Dr. Ayine stated that investigations revealed they used some of the diverted funds to finance businesses they personally owned.

The prosecution maintains that the accused took advantage of their public office to channel state resources through private entities, defrauding the country in the process.

The case is expected to proceed in court in the coming weeks as the state pursues justice in the high-profile matter.

“Meticulous investigations undertaken by the Economic and Organised Crime Office had uncovered a scheme by Mr. Adu Boahene that resulted in the loss of $7 million.

“I can now confirm that at the conclusion of our investigation, that is how much he stole from the taxpayers of this country. In consequence, I have filed charges against him and his wife, and one Mildred Donkor, a former employee of UMB,” he disclosed.