State witness corroborates Attorney-General Dominic Ayine’s (L) claims against Kwabena Adu-Boahene
More details are emerging on the state’s case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), who is being prosecuted together with his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, and two others over the alleged transfer of GH¢49 million (approximately $7 million) from the bureau’s account to a private account.
One of the state’s witnesses, Frank Anane Dekpey, a supposed ‘errand boy’ of the Adu-Boahenes said in his witness statement how he used to deliver monies to the accused persons, who were all his church members.
Anane Dekpey claimed that the 3rd accused (A3), Mildred Boateng, used to send him to withdraw huge sums of money, which he delivered to Adu-Boahene (the first accused, A1) at his office.
“A3 often sends me to deposit or withdraw money at UMB Bank or Stanbic Bank to be given to A1. I usually send the money to A1 in his office near Metro TV in Labone. I used to collect money from the Labone branch of UMB Bank. I also make deposits and withdrawals from the Airport branch of Stanbic Bank on the instructions of A3. I either took the monies I withdrew from these banks to A1 or back to A3. I do not recall ever sending the monies I withdrew to A2.
“In many of the instances, the cheques which A3 gave were sealed in an envelope. She would then direct me to a specific member of the bank’s staff who got the cheques cashed. I usually went to the bank with big ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags. The exact amounts which I withdrew were never disclosed to me. Each time I went to the banks, the bank staff gave me a receipt to write my name, telephone number, and append my signature,” part of the witness statement reads.
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The witness also stated that the 3rd accused had, on several occasions, sent him to make deposits into the bank account of Vertex Solutions, one of the companies that the Office of the Attorney General said was used in Adu-Boahene’s alleged fraudulent scheme.
“I know of a company called Vertex Solutions. I got to know this company because I have made several deposits into its Stanbic Bank account upon A3’s instructions. They always handed the pay-in slip to me. The pay-in slip had the name Vertex Solutions on it,” he added.
The Office of the Attorney General slapped Kwabena Adu-Boahene; his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng; their associate, Mildred Boateng; and a company jointly owned by Adu-Boahene and his wife, Advantage Solutions Limited, with 11 charges for allegedly transferring GH¢49 million (approximately $7 million) from the bureau’s account to his personal account.
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On April 30, 2025, the Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, stated that an investigation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) disclosed a sophisticated criminal scheme allegedly orchestrated by Adu-Boahene.
“I can now confirm that our investigations have concluded, and this is the exact amount Mr Adu-Boahene stole from taxpayers. Exercising my powers under Article 88 of the Constitution, I have filed charges against Mr Kwabena Adu-Boahene; his wife, Mrs Angela Ajay Boahene; Ms Mildred Donkor, a former UMB Bank employee who resigned to join the criminal enterprise; and Advantage Solutions Limited, a holding company owned by Mr Adu-Boahene and his wife, used as a conduit to funnel funds into other companies they own, namely, Vertex Properties Limited, Vertex Solutions, and BNC Communications Bureau Limited. The latter was the vehicle used to siphon GH¢49.1 million from National Security accounts,” the Attorney General said.
Read the full statement below:
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