The former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has been remanded by the Accra High Court into the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for seven days.
The court stated that Kwabena Adu-Boahene’s remand is to allow the Attorney General’s office sufficient time to complete the preparation of witness statements for the case.
The case has subsequently been adjourned, and Kwabena Adu-Boahene is expected to reappear in court on May 13, 2025, for further directions from the court.
Further reports indicate that counsel for the accused, Samuel Atta Akyea, requested the court to maintain the existing bail conditions for all the accused persons.
However, the Attorney General opposed this request specifically in relation to the first accused, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, arguing that he had interfered with potential prosecution witnesses, grounds he deemed sufficient to warrant remand.
After hearing submissions from both the Attorney General and the legal counsel for the accused, the judge ruled that Kwabena Adu-Boahene be held in custody for seven days, excluding weekends. This decision was made despite pleas from the defense counsel for the court to include weekends within the remand period.
Kwabena Adu-Boahene has officially been charged with 11 counts of stealing, including the alleged transfer of GH¢49 million (approximately $7 million) from the bureau’s account to his personal account, among other offenses.
The suit, which was filed at the High Court in Accra, also had three other accused persons, including the wife of Adu-Boahene, Angela Adjei Boateng; his company, Advantage Solutions Limited; and a banker, Mildred Donkor.
The charges filed against the accused persons included: stealing, contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); conspiracy to steal, contrary to Sections 23(1) and 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960; and defrauding by false pretences, contrary to Section 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Some of the other charges against them are: wilfully causing financial loss to the state, contrary to Section 179A(3)(a) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); using public office for profit, contrary to Section 179C(a) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); and collaboration to commit a crime, to wit, using public office for profit, contrary to Section 179C(b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).