Adu Boahene, wife plead not guilty to GHs49m corruption charges

Former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, have denied all charges in a corruption case. The case involves GHS 49 million (about $7 million) in alleged fraudulent contracts.

The couple, along with businesswoman Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited, face an 11-count indictment. Charges include stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, and causing financial loss to the state.

During today’s hearing at the High Court, the charges were read. The accused maintained their innocence throughout the proceedings.

Adu Boahene pleaded “Not guilty” to three counts of stealing public funds. He and his wife also denied conspiring to misappropriate state money.

He rejected accusations of defrauding the state through a fake cybersecurity deal with ISC Holdings Limited. Both he and his wife pleaded “Not guilty” to aiding corruption.

Prosecutors allege that between 2020 and 2023, Adu Boahene siphoned GHS 49 million from NSB funds. They claim he did this under the pretense of purchasing nonexistent cyber defense software.

Investigations revealed that no such systems were delivered to Ghana’s security agencies. His wife is accused of helping launder these funds through Advantage Solutions Limited.

Mildred Donkor faces charges for facilitating suspicious financial transfers related to this case.

Adu-Boahene and his wife created BNC while he was still NSB boss. This company was used for transactions involving ISC Holdings Limited.

An initial payment of GHS 9.5 million (about $1.75 million) was made to ISC Holdings. However, no further payments were made after that.

Instead, subsequent funds were diverted for personal use, including investments and transfers to unknown parties.

Court documents allege that they ran a criminal enterprise using Advantage Solutions Limited as a holding company for stolen funds.

These funds were allegedly funneled into various business activities like treasury bills and luxury car rentals for VIP customers.

Mr. Adu Boahene was arrested on March 20th at Kotoko International Airport upon returning from abroad but was later granted bail.

He and his wife have filed a defamation lawsuit against Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine over statements made during a press conference on March 24, 2025.

In their suit, they claim Dr. Ayine falsely portrayed them as criminals who embezzled state funds. They argue these accusations damaged their reputations and caused emotional harm to their family.

The statement lists grievances such as publicly branding them as criminals before any court ruling and disseminating false allegations about their finances.

They argue these actions were maliciously intended to cause reputational harm using media theatrics prematurely determining their guilt.

They are seeking exemplary damages against Dr. Ayine for publishing defamatory material about them during his press conference on March 24th.

Additionally, they want an injunction preventing him from making further defamatory statements about them.

They also seek costs covering lawyer's professional fees related to this matter.