EOCO forcibly took me to my houses for a search without showing me a warrant – Ex-Buffer Stock CEO

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Abdul-Wahab Hanan

Abdul-Wahab Hanan, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), has said EOCO forcibly took him to his houses for a search without showing me a warrant.

According to Abdul-Wahab Hanan, EOCO took him to his houses in Accra and Tamale for a search without being shown any search warrant.

It will be recalled that Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, filed twenty-four criminal charges against the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, and four others.

Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba and four others have been accused of offences involving stealing, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the state.

Meanwhile, Abdul-Wahab Hanan is in court seeking the High Court to overturn EOCO’s freezing of his properties.

According to Abdul-Wahab Hanan, EOCO acted in error of law and wrongfully tagged properties he either acquired before his appointment or does not own.

The Ex-Buffer Stock CEO argued that EOCO obtained the freezing order ex parte, contrary to his constitutional right to be heard, and without meeting the statutory requirements under sections 33–35 of the Economic and Organised Crime Act.

In his affidavit dated October 21, 2025 the Ex-Buffer Stock CEO listed, 

“Three-bedroom house, GPS Address NS-056-9690, Kpalsi, Tamale

Uncompleted storey building, GPS Address NR-151-7759, Gumani, adjacent to Baobab Guest House, Tamale

0.27-acre plot, GPS Address NS-320-6111, Estate Junction, Dagomba Street, Tamale

0.29-acre plot, GPS Address NR-000-8199, Workers College, Tamale”, as properties wrongfully tagged to him before his appointment or does not own.

According to Citi News, the Ex-Buffer Stock CEO argued that, “EOCO acted unreasonably by freezing assets with no link to his time in office or any alleged offences. He identifies the three-bedroom house at Kpalsi as acquired in 2011 and completed in 2013, years before joining NAFCO. Hanan noted that the house hosted part of his Islamic marriage ceremony and argued it cannot be considered “tainted property” or linked to proceeds of any alleged wrongdoing.

Hanan further claims EOCO wrongly attributed ownership of two other properties to him: An uncompleted storey building at Gumani, in which he says he has no interest. A 0.27-acre plot at Estate Junction, Tamale, which he says belongs to Al-Qarni Enterprise

He added that the land was transferred in 2022 to OSGAF Furniture Enterprise, long before EOCO’s investigations began. He insists these properties were frozen without any legal or factual basis whatsoever”.

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