NSB case: 'I will come out innocent' — Kwabena Adu-Boahene

Immediate past Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene

Immediate past Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, is optimistic that he will be proven innocent in the corruption allegations leveled against him.

Speaking to the media on Friday, March 28, after an Accra High Court amended his bail condition to GHS 80 million with two sureties—one to be justified—he maintained that he has not been charged yet.

“I have not been charged with anything yet,” he stated, adding, “I will definitely come out from this as an innocent person.”

This comes after the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Ayine, disclosed that Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adu-Boahene, allegedly diverted $7 million in public funds through fraudulent transactions.

At a press briefing in Accra on Monday, March 24, Mr. Ayine detailed how the couple used a private company, BNC Communications Bureau, to misappropriate funds meant for a cyber defense system contract between the Government of Ghana and an Israeli company, ISC Holdings.

He revealed that Mr. Adu-Boahene, while serving as Director-General of NSB, transferred 49 million Ghana cedis—equivalent to $7 million at the time—from a National Security account to a company he co-owns with his wife.

“After transferring the money to their private company’s account, only $1.75 million was paid to ISC Holdings for the software. The remaining amount, approximately 39.5 million cedis, was used for personal gains, including real estate purchases,” the Attorney General said.

Mr. Ayine further stated that investigators have identified several properties allegedly acquired with the diverted funds, including luxury homes at Mayfair Estate in Accra.

He also warned that anyone involved in facilitating the couple’s financial transactions after their arrest would be prosecuted.

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) led the investigation, which resulted in the arrest of Kwabena Adu-Boahene upon his return from abroad on March 21, followed by the arrest of his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng.