Court acquits Adu-Boahene on two of 11 counts, orders defence in GH¢49.1m case

The Accra High Court has given former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, three weeks to file witness statements if they wish to testify in their defence in the GH¢49.1 million cyber-defence case.

The statements are to be filed on or before December 4, 2026.

The court also ordered the accused persons to open their defences on the remaining charges, while acquitting and discharging Adu-Boahene on two of the 11 counts brought against him, following a submission of no case to answer filed by the defence.

The case has been adjourned to December 10, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. for continuation.

Mr Adu-Boahene, his wife and their company, Advantage Solutions Limited, were facing 11 charges, including stealing, conspiracy to steal, causing financial loss to the state, using public office for profit and money laundering. They have pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

The prosecution alleged that the accused persons dishonestly diverted GH¢49.1 million intended for the procurement of a US$7 million cyber-defence system, with only US$1.75 million paid to the Israeli supplier, ISC Holdings.

The defence, led by Samuel Atta Akyea, argued in its submission of no case that the prosecution had failed to establish that the GH¢49.1 million was public property, that the transactions were unauthorised or that the accused persons acted with criminal intent.

The lawyers also questioned the prosecution’s failure to call key witnesses, including the late National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh, who signed the disputed cheques.

The prosecution called four witnesses before closing its case.

The accused persons have until December 4 to file their witness statements, should they wish to do so.

The trial is scheduled to resume on December 10 at 9:30 a.m., when proceedings are expected to continue with the defence stage.