The Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has disclosed that the arrest of the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, is in connection with the misappropriation of public funds.
He says Adu-Boahene allegedly misappropriated public funds earmarked for the procurement of cybersecurity infrastructure.
The US$7 million cyber defence system contract leading to his arrest was made public by the A-G at a press conference held on Monday, March 24, 2025, in Accra.
The A-G says the contract was signed between the Minister and an Israeli firm, RLC Holdings Limited, on January 30, 2020, to supply the cyber defence system software.
But barely a week after the contract was signed, the Dr. Ayine indicated that Adu-Boahene allegedly transferred an initial sum of GH¢27.1 million from the National Signals Bureau’s Fidelity Bank account to a UMB private account of BNC, the private firm he set up with his wife.
Meanwhile, the amount, despite it being transferred into his personal account, was recorded as payment for the cyber defence system software according to the Attorney-General.
Dr. Ayine, who is also the Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East, averred further that subsequent investigations revealed the transferred funds were redirected to a private company owned by Adu-Boahene, rather than being used for the purchase of the cyber defense system software.
“In his capacity as Director of the National Signals Bureau, Mr. Adu-Boahene on January 30, 2020, signed a contract on behalf of the government of Ghana and the National Security on one hand and the other hand, an Israeli company named RLC Holdings Limited. The contract was for the purchase of a cyber defence system software at a price of $7 million.
“On February 6, 2020, he then transferred an initial amount of GH¢27,100,000 from the National Signals Bureau account at Fidelity Bank to a private BNC account at UMB. Official documentation on the transfer reveals that the amount was for the payment of cyber defence system software. He transferred the money to his private company,” Dr. Ayine stated.
He disclosed further that Adu-Boahene and his wife used the proceeds of the transfer to acquire many landed properties in both Ghana and abroad over the period the monies were transferred into their private account.
The lawmaker added that Mr Adu-Boahene and his wife are still in detention and that other suspects are also being pursued for prosecution to commence.
Meanwhile, the Attorney-General has said the wife of Adu-Boahene and others who have been arrested in connection with the issue will be released for the man to be detained whilst investigations and prosecution takes place.
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