EOCO drops video evidence of Wontumi’s Tema property amid ransacking allegation

The video, shared by EOCO, shows officers from the anti-graft agency and the Lands Commission visiting the property to take coordinates and measurements as part of a professional valuation exercise.

According to EOCO in a statement, the exercise was completed in less than 10 minutes without any incident.

The office dismissed claims that its officers ransacked the premises, insisting that their visit was strictly for valuation purposes and that no form of ransacking took place.

In a media update issued on November 9, 2026, EOCO explained that its personnel, accompanied by officials from the Lands Commission, went to the premises to take its geographical coordinates and measurements as part of the valuation process.

EOCO further disclosed that the property had been frozen by the office, with the action confirmed by a court last year.

According to the office, the visit was part of due process to enable the Lands Commission to determine the property’s value.

EOCO’s clarification followed reports that its officers had raided Chairman Wontumi’s residence in Tema on Monday, November 9, 2026, in an operation that allegedly involved five men who entered and searched the property while his children were at home.

Speaking on Eyewitness News on Monday, Wontumi’s spokesperson, Palgrave Boakye Danquah, said he was alerted to the incident through a phone call from the family at about 3 p.m.

He explained that Wontumi’s mother-in-law, who was at the residence with the children, initially went to the gate after being informed of the officers’ presence. She subsequently allowed them into the compound after they requested entry.

According to Danquah, the officers moved around the property and proceeded upstairs, where the children were. He claimed their presence frightened the children, who reportedly began crying.

“They went around the compound and entered into the premises of the house, where the children were chilling with their apparel and started crying,” he said.

He further alleged that the officers took photographs and recorded videos during the visit. This reportedly prompted the children’s grandmother to ask them not to capture images of her or the children.

Palgrave Boakye Danquah said the officers remained at the residence for approximately 30 to 45 minutes. He added that the grandmother managed to photograph an identification card presented by one of the men.

The spokesperson identified one of the officers as a man named Nortey, who he claimed was accompanied by four others. He said they were dressed in civilian clothes and informed the family that they had “direct instructions to come to the house”.

Palgrave Boakye Danquah disclosed that he had brought the incident to the attention of Wontumi’s lead counsel, lawyer Atta Akyea, who was engaging the Attorney-General to establish the basis for the officers’ visit.

He also referred to ongoing legal proceedings involving EOCO, noting that the agency had previously served documents on Wontumi’s legal team concerning an attempt to confiscate some of his belongings.

However, he said he could not establish whether those documents gave the officers the authority to search the residence.

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