Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem Sai, has disclosed that the arrest of former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO),Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba at the Accra International Airport followed what authorities describe as an attempt to use “false means” to access funds in a frozen bank account.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, July 4, Dr Sai said Abdul-Wahab, who is standing trial on charges of stealing and causing financial loss to the Republic, had been granted permission by the High Court to travel to the United Kingdom for a few days.
He, however, said subsequent developments prompted the intervention of law enforcement officers.
“Law enforcement officers have, a while ago, arrested Mr Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba at the Accra International Airport,” Dr Sai wrote.
According to him, “It was, however, Mr Aludiba’s attempt to use false means to empty his frozen bank account with Republic Bank on Thursday which occasioned tonight’s arrest.”
Dr Sai also disclosed that the Attorney-General will challenge the High Court’s decision permitting Abdul-Wahab to travel.
“The learned Attorney-General will, on Monday, seek a review of the court order which granted Mr Aludiba leave to travel out of the country,” he stated.
