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The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced the arrest of Freeman Sarbah, the Acting Head of Legal Affairs at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
Freeman Sarbah has been arrested over his alleged involvement in corruption and obstruction of justice related to the controversial GRA–Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) revenue assurance contract.
In a post on a social media page on X, the OSP wrote, “The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has arrested the Acting Head of Legal at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Freeman Sarbah.
Mr Sarbah is under investigation for suspected corruption and corruption-related offenses, as well as obstruction of justice, in respect of the GRA–Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) revenue assurance contract”.
Meanwhile, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has revealed his outfit seeks to recover ₵125 million from the controversial revenue assurance contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and SML (Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited).
SML, which was contracted to perform the dubious auditing and revenue assurance services, is not licensed to perform the services, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ghana. The company had no prior experience and lacked the capacity to perform the contracts, for which reason the PPA denied the approval on three separate occasions, but the GRA pushed through”.
In a detailed press briefing, Kissi Agyebeng revealed that the SML (Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited), which aimed to provide revenue assurance services in the petroleum, mining, and liquid bulk distribution (LBD) sectors, lacked a legitimate operational requirement.
According to Kissi Agyabeng, both Ofori-Atta and SML management were criminally minded in their operations.
He emphasized that the OSPs’ investigation established that the SML contract was not grounded in any genuine operational need, adding that the payment made to SML was a misuse of public funds.
Kissi Agyabeng, addressing a press conference on Thursday, October 30, revealed that the Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) lacked both the tools and technical competence to execute the audit and revenue assurance services that it was contracted to perform for the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
He highlighted that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) uncovered glaring statutory breaches, conflicts of interest, and unjustified payments.
Also, Kissi Agyebeng has announced that he will press charges against several individuals implicated in the controversial SML revenue assurance contracts.
The Special Prosecutor named, former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, former Commissioner-Generals of the GRA — Rev Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah and Emmanuel Kofi Nti, also GRA officials, Isaac Crentsil, and Kwadwo Damoa. A former member of the Finance Ministry, Ernest Akore, is expected to be charged before the end of November 2025.
Furthermore, President John Dramani Mahama has cancelled the Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) under the Akufo-Addo administration.
On Friday, October 31, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama directed the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to terminate all existing contracts between the Government and Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML).
This follows the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) concluding its probe into the dubious contracts awarded to Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML).
See the post below:
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has arrested the Acting Head of Legal at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Freeman Sarbah.
— Office of the Special Prosecutor-Ghana (@ospghana) November 3, 2025
Mr Sarbah is under investigation for suspected corruption and corruption-related offences, as well as obstruction of justice, in respect of the…