EOCO Raids Chairman Wontumi’s Tema Residence While His Children Are at Home

Officers of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have reportedly conducted a search at the Tema residence of former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.

The operation, which allegedly took place on Monday, November 9, 2026, involved five officers who reportedly entered the property and searched the premises while Wontumi’s children were at home.

Wontumi’s spokesperson, Palgrave Boakye Danquah, disclosed the incident during an interview on Eyewitness News on Monday.

He said he received a telephone call from the family at about 3 p.m. informing him that the officers had arrived at the residence.

According to Danquah, Wontumi’s mother-in-law was at the property with the children when she was alerted to the presence of the officers.

She initially approached the entrance before granting them access to the compound following their request.

He alleged that the officers subsequently moved around the property and proceeded upstairs, where the children were staying.

Danquah further claimed that the officers took photographs and recorded videos during the search.

This reportedly prompted the children’s grandmother to appeal to them not to capture images of her or the children.

He said the officers remained at the residence for approximately 30 to 45 minutes before leaving.

He also disclosed that the grandmother took photographs of an identification card presented by one of the officers.

The spokesperson identified one of the officers as a man named Nortey, who was reportedly accompanied by four other personnel.

He said the officers were dressed in civilian clothing and informed the family that they were acting on direct instructions to visit the property.

Danquah indicated that he had notified Wontumi’s lead counsel, lawyer Atta Akyea, who was subsequently engaging the Attorney-General’s office to establish the circumstances surrounding the visit.

He also referred to ongoing legal proceedings involving EOCO, explaining that the agency had previously served documents on Wontumi’s legal representatives in connection with efforts to confiscate some of his properties.

However, Danquah said he was uncertain whether the documents obtained by the legal team provided the officers with the necessary authority to search the residence.

As of the time of the interview, EOCO had not released an official statement explaining the reported operation.

The reason for the search and whether the officers seized any items from the residence remain unclear.

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