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Produce evidence of Ex-NAFCO CEO’s withdrawal attempts from frozen accounts — Dame dares AG

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05.07.2026

Produce evidence of Ex-NAFCO CEO’s withdrawal attempts from frozen accounts — Dame dares AG

Godfred Yeboah Dame, the legal representative for Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has dared the Attorney-General, Deputy Attorney-General, and the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to produce evidence of the ex-NAFCO CEO’s attempts to withdraw funds from frozen accounts.

Dame highlighted that there was no valid court order freezing Abdul-Wahab’s bank accounts at the time of the incident.

The ex-NAFCO CEO’s lawyers further rejected allegations that Abdul-Wahab attempted to withdraw funds from a frozen Republic Bank account before leaving the country.

Dame argued that there was no valid freezing order in force detailing that any previous freezing orders expired after the prosecution withdrew earlier charges against Abdul-Wahab on May 5, 2026, leading to his discharge.

According to Godfred Dame, the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has breached a High Court order by orchestrating their client’s arrest at the Accra International Airport.

Godfred Dame described the claims made by the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Srem Sai, in a Facebook post on July 4, 2026, as “laden with falsehood”, which only sought to justify the arrest.

Lawyers for Hanan Abdul-Wahab further announced plans to initiate contempt proceedings against the Attorney-General, Deputy Attorney-General, and the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).

In a statement issued on Sunday, July 5, 2026, Godfred Dame dismissed claims made by the Deputy Attorney-General saying, “The attention of the firm of Messrs. Dame & Partners has been drawn to a Facebook post by the Deputy Attorney-General and Deputy Minister for Justice, Dr. Srem Sai, on 4th July, 2026 purporting to justify an unlawful arrest of Hanan Abdul-Wahab (our client) after having been granted permission to travel to the United Kingdom, by an order of the High Court, Accra dated 29th June, 2026.

The said Facebook post, laden with falsehood, was a lame attempt to cover up the Attorney-General’s deplorable authorisation for an order of a court of competent jurisdiction to be violated with impunity. We set out the true facts.

Following an application filed by his lawyers, our client, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, was permitted by the High Court presided over by His Lordship Justice Achibonga, Justice of the Court of Appeal (sitting as an additional High Court Judge), to travel for an appointment with his Optician from 4th July to 12th July, 2026. This was after the Judge had considered arguments from counsel in the matter including Dr Srem Sai.

The order of the court was consistent with precedent permitting accused persons on trial to travel in exercise of their fundamental human right to freedom of movement and right to medical care. The record shows that in the recent past, persons standing trial for similar offences as our client – Dr. Stephen Opuni, Seidu Agongo, Alhaji Collins Dauda, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and many others – were regularly permitted by the court to travel in and out of the country whilst standing trial.

The allegation by the Deputy Attorney-General that our client

attempted “to use false means to empty his frozen bank account with Republic Bank …” is simply untrue. We challenge him to produce evidence of a withdrawal of any sum by our client from any of his bank account since the date of the court order.

In any event, there is no valid order of any court of competent jurisdiction freezing our client’s accounts. Our client’s accounts were frozen last year pursuant to investigations which resulted in his earlier arrest and prosecution. On 5th May, 2026, the charges against our client were withdrawn leading to his discharge. This resulted in a lapse of all orders made by the High Court, relating to bail and freezing orders, in respect of his earlier prosecution.

On 15th May, 2026, fresh charges were filed by the Republic against our client. On 20th May, 2026, the High Court, Adentan, presided over by His Lordship Justice Kwame Osei Gyamfi, held that “the re-arrest began a fresh process” and implied that “there is no valid freezing order” in place. We have explained the true position of the law in a formal letter delivered to the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) about 2 weeks ago.

It is thus grossly deceptive and misleading for the Attorney-General and his Deputy to deploy the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to arrest our client based on a false allegation of an attempt to withdraw money from a frozen bank account (evidence of which does not exist).

We consider the development very serious as it confirms our suspicion that the Attorney-General and his Deputy are the masterminds of the frequent violations of court orders by law enforcement agencies and the persistent harassment of our client and other citizens of Ghana under the current administration. We will accordingly institute proceedings for contempt of court against the Attorney-General, his Deputy and the Director of BNI for this blatant and wilful violation of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Freedom, in fact, has become a rare and expensive commodity!

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The statement follows, Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem Sai, has disclosed that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been arrested at the Accra International Airport after allegedly trying to illegally withdraw money from his frozen Republic Bank account.

According to Dr Justice Srem Sai, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba was arrested after an attempt to use “false means” to access funds in a frozen bank account.

Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba is currently on trial for stealing and causing financial loss to the state and had been granted permission by the High Court to travel to the United Kingdom for a few days.

Dr Justice Srem Sai disclosed that although the court had allowed him to travel to the UK, he will ask the court on Monday to cancel that permission.

In an X post on Saturday, July 4, Dr Sai wrote, “Law enforcement officers have, a while ago, arrested Mr HANAN ABDUL-WAHAB ALUDIBA at the Accra International Airport.

MR ALUDIBA, who is currently standing trial for stealing and causing financial loss to the Republic, was granted leave by the trial High Court to travel to the UK for a few days.

It was, however, MR ALUDIBA’s attempt to use false means to empty his frozen bank account with Republic Bank on Thursday which occasioned tonight’s arrest.

The learned Attorney-General will, on Monday, seek a review of the court order which granted MR ALUDIBA leave to travel out of the country”.

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June 29 floods death now stands at 34 – NADMO reveals

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05.07.2026

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June 29 floods death now stands at 34 – NADMO reveals

The Director of Inspectorate at National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Richard Amo Yartey, has confirmed that 34 people have died across the country following the devastating floods on Monday, June 29, 2026.

According to Richard Amo Yartey, 12 of the deaths were recorded in Accra, while the remaining 22 fatalities occurred in other flood-affected parts of the country.

The NADMO Director of Inspectorate stated, “The death toll in Accra is 12, across the country is 34, but it could go up. If we did the matching and realised that some of the people missing have been found dead, then the death toll will increase, and those listed as missing will reduce”.

He further disclosed that NADMO officials remain on the ground in affected communities, searching for missing persons while assisting victims.

“As I speak to you now, the warehouse is busy moving supplies to the distressed. Relief is across the country; we are going to send relief everywhere,” he stated.

NADMO further disclosed that the floods affected seven regions and displaced a total of 89,736 people.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that about 48,000 people have been rendered homeless by the recent floods that swept through parts of the Greater Accra Region following the heavy downpour on June 29.

Mahama disclosed this to the President of Sierra Leone and Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Julius Maada Bio, who visited Ghana to express solidarity with the country following the disaster.

Speaking to the media after bilateral engagements, President Mahama said, “This downpour was huge, and we estimate that about 48,000 people were rendered homeless by the downpour, and 12 are confirmed dead; seven are still unaccounted for. We have asked the military and the joint task force to immediately mobilise and bring things back as quickly as possible”.

He further disclosed that personnel from the Ghana Armed Forces had already begun clearing waterways, removing garbage and debris deposited across the city by the floods to restore normalcy.

“The Army has started to clear waterways, clear garbage and clear debris that was thrown all over the city by rainfall. And we expect that in a week or two things will normalise,” he added.

He further expressed appreciation to President Bio and the people of Sierra Leone for their message of solidarity and support.

“We appreciate his message of sympathy,” President Mahama said.

Also, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the Ghanaian public not to accept, consume, sell, or distribute food recovered from floodwaters following the June 29 flooding in Accra.

According to the FDA, the warning follows viral videos of some unidentified individuals retrieving items, including food products, from floodwaters and other locations after the flooding on June 29.

The FDA asserted that certain individuals on social media are claiming they intend to distribute the recovered items to members of the public, including students.

In a food safety alert issued on Thursday, July 2, the FDA warned that it cannot vouch for the safety or quality of these products, as they may have been contaminated by floodwaters.

The FDA urged the public to avoid any food or regulated products recovered from floodwaters.

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Former NAFCO CEO arrest unlawful – Godfred Dame threatens contempt action

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05.07.2026

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Former NAFCO CEO arrest unlawful – Godfred Dame threatens contempt action

Godfred Yeboah Dame, the legal representative for former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has described the arrest of his client at the Accra International Airport as unlawful.

According to Godfred Dame, the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has breached a High Court order by orchestrating their client’s arrest at the Accra International Airport.

He further highlighted that there was no valid court order freezing Abdul-Wahab’s bank accounts at the time of the incident.

Godfred Dame described the claims made by the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Srem Sai, in a Facebook post on July 4, 2026, as “laden with falsehood”, which only sought to justify the arrest.

Lawyers for Hanan Abdul-Wahab further announced plans to initiate contempt proceedings against the Attorney-General, Deputy Attorney-General, and the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).

In a statement issued on Sunday, July 5, 2026, Godfred Dame dismissed claims made by the Deputy Attorney-General saying, “The attention of the firm of Messrs. Dame & Partners has been drawn to a Facebook post by the Deputy Attorney-General and Deputy Minister for Justice, Dr. Srem Sai, on 4th July, 2026 purporting to justify an unlawful arrest of Hanan Abdul-Wahab (our client) after having been granted permission to travel to the United Kingdom, by an order of the High Court, Accra dated 29th June, 2026.

The said Facebook post, laden with falsehood, was a lame attempt to cover up the Attorney-General’s deplorable authorisation for an order of a court of competent jurisdiction to be violated with impunity. We set out the true facts.

Following an application filed by his lawyers, our client, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, was permitted by the High Court presided over by His Lordship Justice Achibonga, Justice of the Court of Appeal (sitting as an additional High Court Judge), to travel for an appointment with his Optician from 4th July to 12th July, 2026. This was after the Judge had considered arguments from counsel in the matter including Dr Srem Sai.

The order of the court was consistent with precedent permitting accused persons on trial to travel in exercise of their fundamental human right to freedom of movement and right to medical care. The record shows that in the recent past, persons standing trial for similar offences as our client – Dr Stephen Opuni, Seidu Agongo, Alhaji Collins Dauda, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and many others – were regularly permitted by the court to travel in and out of the country whilst standing trial.

The allegation by the Deputy Attorney-General that our client

attempted “to use false means to empty his frozen bank account with Republic Bank …” is simply untrue. We challenge him to produce evidence of a withdrawal of any sum by our client from any of his bank accounts since the date of the court order.

In any event, there is no valid order of any court of competent jurisdiction freezing our client’s accounts. Our client’s accounts were frozen last year pursuant to investigations which resulted in his earlier arrest and prosecution. On 5th May, 2026, the charges against our client were withdrawn, leading to his discharge. This resulted in a lapse of all orders made by the High Court, relating to bail and freezing orders, in respect of his earlier prosecution.