Former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, have denied all charges in a high-profile corruption case involving GHS 49 million (approximately $7 million) in alleged fraudulent contracts.
The couple, alongside businesswoman Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited, faced an 11-count indictment including stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, and wilfully causing financial loss to the state.
During today’s hearing at the High Court, the charges were read, and the accused firmly maintained their innocence.
- Counts 1-3 (Stealing): Adu Boahene pleaded “Not guilty” to three separate counts of stealing public funds.
- Count 4 (Conspiracy to Steal): Both Adu Boahene and his wife denied collaborating to misappropriate state money.
- Counts 5-6 (Fraud & Financial Loss): The ex-NSB boss rejected accusations of defrauding the state and causing financial loss through a phantom cybersecurity deal with Israeli firm ISC Holdings Limited.
- Count 7 (Using Public Office for Profit): Adu Boahene declared, “Not guilty.”
- Count 8 (Aiding Corruption): His wife also pleaded “Not guilty” to collaborating in the alleged scheme.
- Count 9 (Obtaining Property by False Pretences): Adu Boahene again denied wrongdoing.
Prosecutors allege that between 2020 and 2023, Adu Boahene siphoned GHS 49 million from NSB coffers under the guise of purchasing nonexistent cyber defence software. Investigations revealed no such systems were ever delivered to Ghana’s security agencies.
His wife, a director of Advantage Solutions Limited—linked to the transactions—is accused of aiding in laundering the funds.
Mildred Donkor, their former bank officer, faces charges for facilitating suspicious financial transfers.
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