Businessman Alhaji Seidu Agongo has revealed that he spent two days in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following accusations of selling adulterated fertilizers to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).
Speaking on Channel One, he stated, “I was arrested, detained, and slept, I think, about two days at the EOCO cells. I was told they were looking for me, so I went there to report myself. They said I had sold adulterated fertilizers to COCOBOD.”
He accused EOCO of detaining him in an attempt to intimidate him into making a confession.
“They wanted to detain me and put fear and panic in me. That was my first time [sleeping in a cell],” he added.
On January 28, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, officially withdrew all charges against former COCOBOD CEO Dr. Stephen Opuni and Seidu Agongo.
The two had faced 27 charges, including defrauding by false pretenses, willfully causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, and corruption by a public officer.