Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice has revealed the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene another criminal act.
According to the Attorney General, Kwabena Adu Boahene redirected Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) internet services biweekly payments of ₵650,000 to his own company.
Dr Ayine revealed a contract between GWCL and the erstwhile Bureau of National Communications (now the National Signals Bureau) which the GWCL was to pay GHS1.3 million monthly in exchange for secure internet services.
The Attorney General noted that the GHS1.3 million monthly payment by the GWCL was diverted to Adu Boahene’s personal account instead of the accounts of the Bureau of National Communications.
Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, April 30, Dr Ayine, “The delay in filing charges came about because our diligent investigation team came across yet another scheme hatched by Mr Adu Boahen this time involving Ghana Water Company Limited.
This criminal act came about involving a purported procured internet services for GWCL by the erstwhile Bureau of National Communications (BNC)
“For purposes of his payment, Kwabena Adu Boahen provided the account details of his company, BNC Communications Bureau Limited, to Ghana Water, which religiously paid for the internet services,” Dr. Ayine revealed.
He explained, “In other words, every two weeks, when GHS650,000 of money from Ghana Water left the account of Ghana Water, instead of going to the National Signals Bureau account, it went to the account of a company owned by Kwabena Adu Boahen and his wife”.
Meanwhile, Kwabena Adu Boahene, his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng and two others have been charged by the state for stealing, defrauding by false pretences, money laundering, conspiracy to commit a crime.
According to the charge sheet Kwabena Adu Boahene, his wife stole state funds to the tune of GHc 49 million.
The Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, filed 11 charges against Kwabena Adu-Boahene and three others at the High Court in Accra.
“The charges filed against the accused persons included: stealing, contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); conspiracy to steal, contrary to Sections 23(1) and 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960; and defrauding by false pretences, contrary to Section 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Some of the other charges against them are: wilfully causing financial loss to the state, contrary to Section 179A(3)(a) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); using public office for profit, contrary to Section 179C(a) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); and collaboration to commit a crime, to wit, using public office for profit, contrary to Section 179C(b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)”.
Mildred Donkor, former bank relations officer of Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, and Advantage Solutions Limited are the other accused persons.
Reports suggest Advantage Solutions Limited is a holding company owned by Adu Boahene and his wife for allegedly committing the crimes.
Adu-Boahene, who served as NSB Director-General from 2017 until February 2025, is accused of diverting millions of Ghanaian cedis of state funds into personal accounts.
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Adu Boahene received GHC 1.3 million from GWCL in exchange for internet services – Attorney General, Dominic Ayine.#TV3GH pic.twitter.com/Dd6KkudkLs
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