Dr Justice Srem-Sai, the Deputy Attorney-General, has said the state criminal case against former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene is a complex is simple case.
Speaking on Joy News on Sunday, July 26, 2026, the Deputy Attorney-General dismissed claims that the criminal case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene is complex.
He argued that the prosecution’s case centres on the alleged diversion of public funds meant for national security procurement into a private account.
According to Justice Srem Sai, there is a deliberate public and media campaign to create the impression that the case was more complicated than it actually is
The Deputy Attorney-General speaking on Joy News stated, “I think there’s a very determined public campaign, media campaign, to create an impression. It’s a simple case, Samson”.
“There is public money in a public account. You have moved the public money from the public account into a private account and told the bank which did the transaction that you are using the money to go and purchase defence equipment for the state,” he said.
“The evidence shows from the account into which you deposited the money that you spent the money to buy houses for yourself and other high-end cars which you were renting and using for your own good,” he said.
He added, “Our case is simple. You cannot do this with public money. It amounts to stealing or causing financial loss or any of the public financial offences. That is what we are charging for.”
“They first started by saying that it was a loan. I’m sure you heard about that, that he gives loans to the public institution, and so the money moving back into his account is a repayment of the loan,” Dr Srem-Sai said.
Earlier, Justice Srem-Sai expressed confidence that justice will be served to both the accused persons and the Republic in the trial involving former Director-General of the Cyber Security Authority, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and two others.
The Deputy AG, in a social media post, revealed that the state is looking forward to closing its case next week in the matter, in the alleged stealing of GH¢49.1 million from a government bank account.
Justice Srem-Sai, in his post, wrote, “We look forward to closing our case in The Republic v Kwabena Adu-Boahene & 2 Others next week. In the case, the principal accused person is being tried for stealing Ghc 49.1 million from a government bank account.
Our hardworking state attorneys and EOCO investigators have already placed the following body of evidence before the trial court:
▪️Evidence that the Ghc 49.1 million is Government of Ghana money in a government agency bank account. No dispute in court over its source.
▪️Evidence that the principal accused person created a fresh bank account (on the day of the first cheque) in the name of his private company to mimic the name of a government agency.
▪️Evidence that the principal accused person carefully diverted 3 cheques which were meant for a government agency into the private bank account.
▪️Detailed evidence of how, within 6 months, the principal accused person spent each pesewa of the money, buying houses in prime locations and luxury cars for himself, family and friends.
▪️Purchase receipts, bank statements, ownership documents, containing dates, amount, names, etc., evidencing the bank transfers, purchases and payments, etc.
▪️Evidence that the accused persons initially denied knowledge and ownership of some of their own companies, bank accounts and the luxury properties, but later, upon confrontation, admitted them.
▪️Evidence that the principal accused person deliberately misled the public when he said that he used the Ghc 49.1 million for fund political campaigns in 2024.
▪️Evidence that the principal accused person was forced to close that bank account when his own bankers flagged the bank account as “suspicious”.
▪️Evidence that the equipment which the principal accused person claimed he was going to use or used the money to buy was never bought.
▪️ Evidence of forged purchase receipts for the said equipment – in an attempt to conceal the fact that the equipment was never bought.
We believe that justice will be served to both the accused persons and our beloved Republic at the end of the day”.
Meanwhile, Samuel Atta Akyea, a lawyer for Kwabena Adu Boahene, has said that the EOCO investigation into his client was just a mere “fishing expedition”.
Adu Boahene’s lawyer discredited the evidence presented by Frank Marshal Cromwell, the lead investigator from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
According to Atta Akyea, the testimony of the EOCO officer showed that he had no understanding of national security matters.
Atta Akyea asserted that the investigation into the allegations against his client was a mere “fishing expedition”, arguing that the matter should have been referred to the national security apparatus in the first place and not any other security agency.
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