The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) investigator leading investigations into the GH¢49.1 million cyber defence software case on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, told the High Court that investigators found it “strange” that former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, had acquired multiple properties despite their known sources of income.
Testifying as the fourth prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Adu Boahene and others, EOCO Staff Officer Frank Marshall Cromwell said investigations identified 11 properties linked to Adu Boahene, identified in court as A1, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, identified as A2.
“My Lord, in the course of our investigations, we identified 11 properties belonging to A1 and A2. Comparing it to his salary from 2017 to 2020, we found it strange that A1 and A2 owned these properties,” Cromwell told the court.
According to the witness, Adu Boahene earned about GH¢5,000 per month in 2017, an average of GH¢6,000 per month in 2018, and approximately GH¢7,000 monthly in 2019.
Cromwell further testified that investigations into Angela Adjei-Boateng’s employment history showed that she undertook national service in the 2012/2013 service year and later began working with Advantage Solutions in 2018. He added that apart from her role at Advantage Solutions, she was also a director of several companies linked to herself and Adu Boahene, including Vertex Solutions, Securigence, and Enterprise Dream Collections. (Ghana National Association)
The witness also tendered a letter dated May 2, 2025, from the Auditor-General to the Attorney-General requesting the unsealing of Adu Boahene’s asset declarations. According to Cromwell, the document indicated that Adu Boahene had not declared his assets to the Auditor-General during his tenure as head of the then Bureau of National Communications, now the National Signals Bureau.
On the substantive allegations before the court, the EOCO investigator testified that records obtained from the National Signals Bureau showed that the cyber defence system Adu Boahene claimed to have procured from Israeli firm ISC Holdings Limited was never delivered. (MyJoyOnline)
He further told the court that investigations into the GH¢49.1 million transferred into BNC Communications Bureau Limited, a private company allegedly owned by Adu Boahene and his wife, revealed that after an initial transfer of GH¢9.537 million to ISC Holdings, the remaining funds were transferred to companies linked to the accused persons, including Advantage Solutions. (Ghana National Association)
Cromwell also referred to a memorandum submitted by Adu Boahene to the National Security Coordinator through his lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, explaining how the GH¢49.1 million had allegedly been spent on “special operations expenditure.”
However, the EOCO officer told the court that investigations did not support the explanations contained in the memo.
“Our conclusion was that this special operations expenditure listed by A1 was an afterthought and that the funds in the BNC Communications Bureau account as at August 2020 had been dissipated, leaving about GH¢600,000,” he testified.
The prosecution also tendered caution and charge statements obtained from Adu Boahene during investigations without objection from the defence.
The case has been adjourned to Thursday, July 2, 2026, for the continuation of proceedings.