The Republic has closed its case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene, former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), and two others, after calling four witnesses in the criminal trial.
The accused persons are facing charges of stealing, money laundering and willfully causing financial loss to the State over the alleged diversion and expenditure of GH¢49.1 million belonging to a state agency.
The Republic’s case was that Adu-Boahene used the assistance of his wife, the second accused, and their company, the third accused, to divert and spend the money.
The defence of Adu-Boahene is that the money was not used for his personal benefit but was spent on the acquisition of a cyber defence system for the State agency.
The first prosecution witness, a family driver of Adu-Boahene and his wife, testified about running errands for them and transporting large sums of money from banks to the accused persons, their family members, friends and associates.
Madam Edith Adumuah, the second prosecution witness, testified about the agency’s procedures for handling funds and purchasing cyber defence systems.
The witness told the court that the names on three cheques were different from the name of the bank account into which the funds were eventually deposited.
Madam Adumuah, who is also the Head of Finance of the National Signals Bureau, further testified that the State agency had not ordered the cyber defence system, which Adu-Boahene allegedly claimed to have purchased.
The court also heard that the identification number on the invoice relied upon by Adu-Boahene was associated with another piece of equipment officially purchased by the agency on a different occasion.
She said the bank account into which the three cheques were deposited was not an account belonging to the State agency and that the agency had no knowledge of the company or the account.
Madam Mildred Donkor, the third prosecution witness, testified about how the funds were allegedly spent through the third accused company and other companies, family members and associates.
She also testified about Adu-Boahene’s dealings with banks and a suspicious transaction report allegedly filed by a bank concerning his financial activities, after which the account was closed.
The witness, who was an employee of Adu-Boahene, who handled the personal financial and business affairs of the first and second accused persons, tendered cheques allegedly pre-signed by Adu-Boahene and his wife, some of which were used to pay builders working on properties in Accra and Asokore Mampong.
Mr Frank Marshall Cromwell, the fourth prosecution witness, and an investigator with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), tendered the three cheques and deposit slips allegedly used to transfer the GH¢49.1 million from the State agency’s account into a private company’s bank account.
He also presented company incorporation and bank account-opening documents, bank statements showing how the funds were allegedly spent, and purchase documents relating to landed properties acquired through real estate companies.
The investigator further tendered documents relating to Mr Adu-Boahene’s salary as a civil servant over about two decades, as well as documents concerning companies and assets associated with him.
Following the closure of the Republic’s case, the court granted the accused persons until September 25, 2026, to file their submissions of no case to answer.
The Republic is expected to respond within 14 days after being served with the submissions.
The case has been adjourned to November 5, 2026, for further proceedings.
Source: GNA
