The spokesperson for former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has alleged that a team from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has invaded the home of Boasiako.
Dr Palgrave Boakye-Danquah made the allegation on Daily Brief on TV3 on November 9, 2026.
According to him, the EOCO team went to the house to conduct a search.
“At about 3:00pm this afternoon, I received a call from the family of Chairman Wontumi and they narrated the situation to me. The full details as narrated by the grandma of the children of Chairman Wontumi. She stated that they were home an the children kept shouting that there were some armed men at the gate. She approached them and asked why there were there. She said they told her they were there to take measurements of the house,” Mr Danquah stated.
“She said they told her that they were sent to come and check the properties that he has, in terms of the items that he has. They walked around the house. They spent about 45 minutes in the house,” the Spokesperson added.
As of the time of filing this report, EOCO had not issued an official statement on the allegation.
Background
The allegation comes at a time when Boasiako is facing multiple legal battles.
He is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after he was convicted in July 2026 for facilitating illegal mining on a concession at Samreboi in the Western Region. He has filed an appeal against the conviction and sentence.
He is also facing two other trials, including one relating to alleged mining operations without a licence in the Tano Nnimire Forest Reserve.
Separately, EOCO has applied to the High Court for the confiscation of assets linked to Boasiako and companies associated with him, including the Akonta Mining Limited concession and GH¢50 million invested in Treasury Bills through Paradise Insurance Limited.
EOCO alleges in that application that the assets were acquired using proceeds of crime, a claim Boasiako’s legal team is expected to contest in court.
The latest allegation is therefore likely to reignite debate over the conduct of state investigative agencies and the treatment of family members of persons under investigation.
Dr Boakye-Danquah is expected to provide further details on the alleged search, while EOCO is expected to clarify whether its officers carried out any operation at the residence.
