Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem-Sai, says the prosecution is expected to close its case next week in the ongoing trial involving former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, after presenting what he described as extensive evidence of the alleged theft of GH¢49.1 million in state funds.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, July 18, Justice Srem-Sai said state attorneys and investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) had placed a substantial body of evidence before the High Court in support of the prosecution’s case.
According to him, the prosecution has established that the GH¢49.1 million allegedly stolen was Government of Ghana money held in a government agency bank account, adding that there has been no dispute in court over the source of the funds.
He further claimed the prosecution had presented evidence showing that Adu-Boahene opened a new bank account in the name of his private company on the same day the first cheque was issued, allegedly to mimic the name of a government agency.
Justice Srem-Sai also alleged that the former NSB Director-General diverted three cheques intended for a government agency into the private company’s account.
The Deputy Attorney-General said the prosecution had traced how the funds were allegedly spent within six months, claiming they were used to acquire houses in prime locations and luxury vehicles for the accused, family members and friends.
He said the prosecution had tendered bank statements, purchase receipts, ownership documents and other financial records detailing the movement of the money and the acquisition of the assets.
Justice Srem-Sai further alleged that the accused persons initially denied ownership of some companies, bank accounts and luxury properties but later admitted to them after being confronted with evidence.
He also disputed Adu-Boahene’s earlier public claim that the money had been used to finance political campaigns in 2024, stating that evidence before the court contradicted that assertion.
According to him, the prosecution has also presented evidence that the bank account used in the transactions was later closed after the bank reportedly flagged it as suspicious.
He added that investigators found no evidence that the cybersecurity equipment the accused claimed the money was intended to purchase was ever acquired.
Justice Srem-Sai further alleged that forged purchase receipts were created in an attempt to conceal the failure to procure the equipment.
“We believe that justice will be served to both the accused persons and our beloved Republic at the end of the day,” he said.
The case forms part of the ongoing trial in which Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, face multiple charges, including stealing, conspiracy to steal, defrauding by false pretences, wilfully causing financial loss to the state, using public office for profit, money laundering and related offences.
The prosecution alleges that Adu-Boahene unlawfully transferred GH¢49.1 million from the National Security Coordinator’s Special Operations Account into the account of a private company, BNC Communications Limited, and subsequently used the funds for private benefit.
The accused persons have denied the allegations, and the trial is continuing before the High Court.
