Chairman Wontumi’s Tema residence reportedly raided by EOCO

The Tema residence of former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has reportedly been searched by officers of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).

The operation is said to have taken place on Monday, November 9, 2026, with five officers entering the property while Wontumi’s children were at home.

Wontumi’s spokesperson, Palgrave Boakye Danquah, who disclosed the incident on Eyewitness News, said he was alerted by the family at about 3 p.m. that officers had arrived at the residence.

He explained that Wontumi’s mother-in-law, who was at home with the children, initially approached the gate after learning of their presence. She subsequently granted them access to the compound following their request.

According to Mr Danquah, the officers then moved around the property and proceeded upstairs, where the children were.

He alleged that the officers’ presence and actions frightened the children, who began crying as the search continued.

Mr Danquah further claimed that the officers took photographs and videos during the operation. He said the children’s grandmother objected to being filmed, particularly because the children were also within the premises.

He estimated that the officers spent between 30 and 45 minutes at the residence. The grandmother, he added, took photographs of an identification card presented by one of the officers.

The spokesperson identified one of the officers as a person named Nortey, who was reportedly accompanied by four others. He said the officers were in civilian clothing and told the family they had direct instructions to visit the house.

Mr Danquah said he had notified Wontumi’s lead counsel, lawyer Atta Akyea, who was engaging the Attorney-General to establish the basis for the operation.

He also referenced ongoing legal proceedings involving EOCO, indicating that the agency had earlier served documents on Wontumi’s legal team in connection with an attempt to confiscate some of his belongings.

However, he questioned whether those documents gave the officers authority to search the residence.

“I’ve read through the document. It doesn’t authorise them yet,” he said.

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