Convicted fraudster, Eric Afoakwa, commonly known as “Chad”, has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service after spending seven years on the run.
He was arrested following an eight-year prison sentence handed down in absentia for money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, forgery of official documents, and tax evasion.
According to a police statement on 6th July 2026, a team of operatives from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the Ghana Police Service apprehended the convict as he was preparing to leave the country.
The fugitive is expected to be handed over to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to facilitate the enforcement of the court’s judgment.
In a statement issued by the Police on social media detailed, “POLICE ARREST CONVICTED FRAUDSTER ERIC AFOAKWA FOR FINANCIAL CRIMES
The Ghana Police Service has arrested Eric Afoakwa, also known as “Chad”, who was convicted in absentia by the Accra High Court and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, forgery of official documents, and tax evasion.
The convict was found guilty in 2019 on five out of six counts and was ordered by the court, presided over by Justice Georgina Mensah Datsa, to serve eight years in prison concurrently. He was further directed to refund an amount of $132,660.00 to the complainant in that case.
Following the judgment, Eric Afoakwa went into hiding and was declared wanted by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), which has since requested the public for assistance to locate him.
On 6th July 2026, acting on the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), a team from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit arrested the convict while he was preparing to leave the country.
He will be handed over to EOCO to continue the enforcement of the court’s judgment.
The Ghana Police Service will continue to collaborate with relevant state agencies to ensure that fugitives from justice are arrested to face the full rigours of the law”.
In related news, a Ghanaian businessman and philanthropist, Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, also known as ‘DadaJoeRemix ’, who was extradited to the United States, has admitted his involvement in a romance and inheritance fraud conspiracy.
It will be recalled that Boateng was arrested in Ghana on an extradition warrant on May 27, 2025, and extradited to the United States the following month and has since remained in custody since his arrest.
Reports detailed that Dada Joe Remix has agreed to pay approximately $4.4 million in restitution, representing the financial losses suffered by victims as part of his plea agreement.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, made this known in a statement.
Reports suggest Boateng and his co-conspirators ran the fraud scheme from 2013 through March 2023, targeting elderly victims in Arizona and other parts of the United States.
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona disclosed that the co-conspirators posed as romantic partners with victims through online dating platforms, text messages and other electronic communications.
See the post below:
POLICE ARREST CONVICTED FRAUDSTER ERIC AFOAKWA FOR FINANCIAL CRIMES pic.twitter.com/XIRZMtckYj
— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) July 6, 2026
