Kwabena Adu Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), has been accused of embezzling state funds and laundering them through real estate investments in Accra.
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, revealed the allegations at a news conference on Monday, March 24, 2025.
Dr. Ayine disclosed that Mr. Adu Boahene invested a total of $2,217,815 million in landed properties both in Ghana and abroad.
The charges follow Mr. Adu Boahene’s arrest, which is connected to financial misconduct involving a $7 million cyber defense system contract.
The contract, signed on January 30, 2020, between the Ghanaian government, the National Security Ministry, and the Israeli firm RLC Holdings Limited, was intended to enhance the country’s ability to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber threats and data breaches.
In his capacity as NSB boss, Mr. Adu Boahene signed the contract but also created a private business that closely mirrored the operations of the NSB, which he ran with his wife.
Mr. Adu Boahene was arrested on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Kotoka International Airport upon his return from London, and he remains in detention.
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