The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Ayine, has confirmed the arrest and detention of the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene.
Dr. Ayine has revealed Mr. Boahene was arrested in connection with the diversion of $7 million of public funds into his private account.
At a media briefing on Monday, the minister explained that the funds were intended for the procurement of cybersecurity infrastructure.
“In his capacity as Director of the National Signals Bureau, Mr. Adu-Boahene on January 30, 2020, signed a contract on behalf of the Government of Ghana and the National Security on one hand and on the other hand, an Israeli company named RLC Holdings Limited. The contract was for the purchase of a cyber defense system software at a price of $7 million.
“On February 6, 2020, he then transferred an initial amount of GH¢27,100,000 from the National Signals Bureau account at Fidelity Bank to a private BNC account at UMB. Official documentation on the transfer reveals that the amount was for the payment of cyber defense system software. He transferred the money to his private company,” he detailed.
Mr. Boahene was arrested on Thursday at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) upon his arrival from London Heathrow on a British Airways flight.
This was in a joint operation involving investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), led by its Deputy Director Raymond Archer, and officials from the Attorney-General’s Department.
Meanwhile, Dr. Ayine further revealed Mr. Boahene is still in detention together with his wife.
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